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Michael was called to the Bar in 1985.

His practice covers all areas of town and country planning, local government law, judicial review, environmental law, highways and compulsory purchase.

He acts for developers, land owners and public sector clients, including via direct access.

Recent clients include residential, retail and commercial developers, landowners, local authorities, and private clients.

He has a substantial Inquiry-based practice, covering a diverse range of development projects (from crèches to cemeteries, via castles and tank farms, together with housing, retail, and employment schemes). He has promoted a large number of development plans and is currently engaged in several LDF matters.

He also appears in the Courts, both challenging and defending decisions by local and central government on a wide range of planning, environmental, and highways matters.

His practice embraces large-scale infrastructure projects (including promoting several new roads) and smaller developments in sensitive areas with heritage or environmental constraints.

He is experienced in managing and co-ordinating large teams of expert witnesses and in cross-examining on a wide range of professional disciplines.

He also lectures on a variety of planning and related issues to lawyers and other professionals. He is a Committee member of the Planning & Environment Bar Association.

He has repeatedly been ranked as one of the Highest Rated Planning Juniors by Planning Magazine (2007-2010); the June 2010 edition recognising his work on Development Plans.

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