MICHAEL SMITH

Call 1989 Lincoln’s Inn

Personal injuries

Clinical negligence

Business & Professional Risks

‘Highly intellectual, precise approach and keen perception of a case’s strengths and weaknesses.’
– Chambers UK, 2009

Individual

Education

Christ Church College, Oxford (MA, BCL)

Awards

Hardwicke Scholarship (Lincoln’s Inn)
Kennedy Scholarship (Lincoln’s Inn)
Wolfson Scholarship (Lincoln’s Inn)

Areas of Practice

Personal injury (including injuries of maximum severity)
Clinical negligence
Professional negligence (including architects, surveyors and solicitors)
Contract and commercial disputes (including insurance policy disputes and construction disputes)
Judicial review

Professional Associations

Personal Injuries Bar Association
Professional Negligence Bar Association
Northern Circuit Commercial Bar Association
Northern Circuit Medical Law Association
North West TCC Users Group

Notable Cases

Barclays Bank v Fairclough Building (No.2) 76 BLR 1 (CA)
Bainbridge v Circuit Foil Ltd. [1997] ICR 541 (CA)
Brown v Lewisham & N. Southwark H.A. [1998] Lloyds Rep Med 245 (Moore-Bick J)
Barratt v S. Manchester University NHS Trust (2001 LTL) (Ouseley J)
Re SS [2002] 1 FLR 445 (Wall J)