Profile: Michael is a specialist criminal defence barrister.

He is adept at dealing with defendants who are mentally disordered or violent. He has great experience in dealing with young defendants of either sex.

His practice includes cases of murder and manslaughter variously involving firearms, knives and other serious and gang related violence in north and south London.

Michael has experience of defending in many cases investigated by the Metropolitan Police Trident unit.

Michael also undertakes work in the areas of organised crime, serious sexual offences, fraud, drugs, kidnapping, armed robbery, arson and possession of firearms.

In the last few years Michael has also defended in many multi-defendant conspiracy to rob trials relating to cash in transit to high street banks.

Michael has gained a justified reputation for skilfully dealing with the most demanding and sensitive cases together with securing acquittals in difficult circumstances.

Qualifications:
LLB (Hons)
Inns of Court School of Law (BVC)

Memberships:
Criminal Bar Association
Middle Temple

Reported Cases:
R v Alexander and others - Murder involving many young defendants on Chiswick High Road (Central Criminal Court).
Rv Quirke and others - Manslaughter of naked man pushed into lake at Lakeside Shopping Centre, referred to in The Sun as ‘Happy Slap Killing’.
R v Lee - Trident case involving sub machine gun described in Metro as ‘most dangerous weapon ever seized on streets of London’.
R v Szypusz - ‘Hit man’ trial at Old Bailey later subject of BBC 1 ‘Murder Blues’ documentary.