Michael called to the Bar in June 2022 following a 10-year career as a solicitor specialising predominantly in employment law, discrimination and professional/healthcare discipline. His practice also included judicial review, Fatal Accident Inquiries, commercial contracts, interdict, and defamation.
Michael’s specialism in employment law has made him a regular at both the Employment Tribunal and the Employment Appeal Tribunal. He has been instructed on cases across the entire spectrum of Employment and Equalities Law, on areas such as unfair dismissal, automatic unfair dismissal, TUPE, whistle blowing and Health & Safety/Trade Union detriment. Michael also has extensive experience in dealing with the Equality Act 2010 and has acted on behalf of both claimants and respondents on all areas of discrimination law, including Equal Pay, direct discrimination, indirect discrimination, pregnancy and maternity discrimination, and harassment.
As a solicitor, Michael headed up a team designed to provide specialist legal services to Scotland’s two largest Trade Unions. He has advised widely on industrial relations matters and has in-depth knowledge of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992. Michael also has an academic interest in employment law, with his main area of research being employment status and the contract of employment.
Michael has a strong reputation as a defence advocate in professional and healthcare discipline. He has represented dozens of professionals at Fitness to Practice and Disciplinary proceedings across a range of regulators, including the Nursing and Midwifery Council, the General Dental Council, and the Health and Care Professions Council.
Michael has an interest in public and human rights law.
Selected Cases:
Galloway v Wood Group UK Limited [2019] ICR 995
Town and Country Glasgow Ltd v Munro 2020 S.L.T. (Tr) 1
Scottish Borders Housing Association v Caldwell [2021] 7 WLUK 648
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