Michael has mediated disputes in many sectors including:

Employment disputes

• Higher Education Sector (complex law running sex and race discrimination/bullying case resolved in one day).
• Sex and disability discrimination case involving emergency services and senior uniformed and non-uniformed staff.
• Termination of executive contract including intellectual property and ownership rights value claims in excess of £250k.
• Internal grievances facilitating new working arrangements for future conflict avoidance.
• Disputes concerning altered terms and conditions of employment, restructuring and re-organisation of workforce.

Other sector disputes such as:

• Commercial agency disputes regarding termination of agencies, alteration of agency territories and compensation.
• Sale of goods and provision of services.
• Contractual disputes.
• Construction disputes involving delay and disruption claims, final account settlements.
• Partnership disputes in the legal and accountancy fields.
• Claims for personal injury.
• Disputes arising out of the ownership of land and disputes between landlord and tenant over repair obligations and property condition.

Employment mediation experience includes multi - claimant employment cases and collective disputes; cases of sex, disability, age and race discrimination / victimisation and the resolution of internal grievance and disciplinary matters in the public sector including for insurance, banking, construction, engineering and sporting organisations as well as in the public sector (in particular in Higher Education, Professional / Regulatory bodies and Health Service Organisations). He has also mediated disputes relating to Transfers of Undertaking and arising out of long term sickness absence.

Michael has also mediated in disputes relating to the commercial sale of goods and provision of services; contractual disputes; insurance and re-insurance; professional disciplinary issues; problems arising out of reorganisation and restructuring of public and private sector bodies and issues of internal management/ communication and working practices  in public sector and governmental organisations, disputes relating to property including ownership and boundaries of land; disputes arising out of property development; rights of way; building disputes; the right to buy under the Leasehold Reform Act; adverse possession claims and neighbour disputes.

Michael is experienced in contracts relating to sport and sports management.

Michael was previously regional chairman of Pro-Help, a pro bono arm of Business in the Community through which professional firms offered free assistance to local community based projects, and has an understanding of the community and not-for-profit sectors.

Professional background

Michael qualified as a solicitor in 1982, joined one of the firms which now forms part of Eversheds in 1984, and became a partner in the firm in 1987. He is now a partner in an excellent firm in his native north east.

Michael has handled cases in the House of Lords, Court of Appeal, the Employment Appeals Tribunal and in the Divisional Court (including cases for Judicial Review).

Feedback includes:-

"thoroughly prepared"

"effective communicator"

"enthusiastic and positive"

"good ability to develop rapport with the parties"

Michael is included as an expert in the field of employment law in both Chambers Directory and Legal 500.

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