MICHAEL SMITH

Call 1989 Lincoln’s Inn

MA BCL (Oxon)

mjsmith@deanscourt.co.uk

 

Areas of Practice

Personal injuries

Clinical negligence

Chancery & Commercial

Common Law 

Professional negligence

Judicial review

‘Highly intellectual, precise approach and keen perception of a case’s strengths and weaknesses.’
– Chambers UK, 2009
'draws praise for his skill, meticulous approach and exellent bedside manner.'
- Chambers UK, 2012 

Individual

Education

Christ Church College, Oxford (MA, BCL)

Awards

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

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)