Michael Chambers

Notable Cases

Criminal

R v G (June 2019)
G, a man of good character acquitted of all nine counts of criminality associated with his alleged abusive relationship with his former partner over 3+ years during which it was asserted that he was controlling and coercive, repeatedly assaulted her and controlled her finances and social life, and made repeated racist threats against her and members of her family.

Although it was a very successful result, the effect of these proceedings on the defendant, his children and his family has been dramatic and is ongoing.

Civil

T and L (May 2019)
Instructed to advise T and L in a multi-million £ contractual dispute with vulture capitalists who attempted to capitalise on T and L’s vulnerable short-term financial position to extract maximum shareholder value and control for a nominal investment and ambiguous future investment commitments. The advice and conferences held was realistic and pragmatic, constructive and commercially focussed and included consideration of liquidation, insolvency, fraud, breaches of contract and directors duties pursuant to the Companies Act.

Family
Represented the respondent who faced multiple allegations of domestic violence across a number of months in a rapidly deteriorating relationship. At the contested fact-finding hearing all the allegations were rejected by the court.

Private children law
Instructed in cases involving:

Allegations of domestic violence, including successfully represented the respondent in a fact-finding hearing who faced multiple allegations of domestic violence;
Cultural and religious concerns;
Education concerns;
Parental responsibility agreements;
Child arrangements orders including prohibited steps orders and specific issues orders.

Financial orders
Instructed in cases involving:

Financial Orders including negotiations in relation to the matrimonial home at FDR; Represented respondent in late instructed FDR case in which parties disputed the accuracy of the schedule of assets.

Confiscation proceedings
Representing third party interests in the former matrimonial home that the prosecution seeks to confiscate as part of the ex- husbands proceeds of crime.