Michael Taylor

Michael practices in commercial litigation and advocacy with a particular focus on construction, information communications and technology, and insurance law. He practiced at the London Commercial Bar for over 15 years before joining Russell McVeagh. He ranked as Leading Junior Counsel in The Legal 500 UK and Chambers & Partners UK.

Michael's experience includes advising:

• Fujitsu Services Ltd v IBM [2014] EWHC 752 (TCC), an important case on limitation and exclusion clauses in commercial contracts.
• AB v CD [2014] EWCA Civ 229, a leading Court of Appeal decision on injunctions and adequacy of damages.
• Junior Counsel for Vodafone in High Court trial arising from the termination of a re-seller agreement.
• Sole Counsel for re-seller of building glue in dozens of product liability claims (e.g. Finesse Group Ltd v Bryson Products & Bostic Limited [2013] EWHC 3273 (TCC)).
• Sole Counsel for Solicitors in professional negligence claim (Inventors Friend Ltd v Leathes Prior (a firm) [2011] EWHC 711 (QB)).

Oxford University: BA (Hons) (First Class, Scholar)
City University, London (Dip Law) (Scholar)

Michael was admitted to practise in New Zealand in 2016. He was called to the UK Bar in 1996.

In July 2018, Michael was elected to the Council of the New Zealand Society of Construction Law.