Product Liability
Michael welcomes instructions in product liability matters.
Selected Cases
- Settling a Defence and advising in relation to the settlement of a multi-party claim arising from an alleged hidden defect in work equipment. The claim involved reliance on various statutory regulations and required detailed scrutiny of the production process.
- As a pupil, Michael assisted on matters including a claim under the Consumer Protection Act 1987 relating to a defective battery.
News
- Daniel Shapiro KC, Michael Harper and Alethea Redfern acted for World Challenge Expeditions Ltd in its successful claim against Zurich Insurance Company Ltd
- DIPT v Sanglier v Apollo: the importance of assessing the evidence, settling reasonably, and understanding the terms on which you contract
Articles
- DIPT v Sanglier v Apollo: the importance of assessing the evidence, settling reasonably, and understanding the terms on which you contract
- Hindsight is 20/20: Assessment of damages in light of Covid-19
Qualifications
- BPTC
- BCL, University of Oxford
- BA Hons, University of Oxford
- Lord Denning Scholarship, Lincoln’s Inn
- Graduate Fund Scholarship, Oxford Law Faculty
Memberships
- COMBAR
Recommendations
Technically brilliant and very able in complex matters.
Legal 500, 2024
“Michael is enormously talented and enthusiastic in equal measure. He consumes the facts voraciously and applies the law surgically.”
Rising Star, Legal 500 2022
