Michael Fletcher
Partner
Michael is a Partner advising on a wide range of corporate litigation, procurement challenges, competition litigation and professional negligence claims.
Michael's experience
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Defending High Court claims for unlawful means conspiracy against a software provider and its directors, for allegedly conspiring to misrepresent the company’s financial status to a public authority in order to win a public procurement.
- United Kingdom
- Financial Services
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Advising a high-net-worth individual in bringing negligence claims against his former solicitors and leading counsel, claiming that they had negligently pursued an unlawful means conspiracy claim which was struck out for lack of merit and a defective pleading.
- United Kingdom
- Professional & Public Services
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Advised a public body on supply chain issues under a high value outsourcing contract, intervening with the supplier to ensure governance and contract management, threatening legal action, and representing the body in mediation to achieve a consensual resolution aligned with key business objectives.
- United Kingdom
- Professional & Public Services
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Acting for a company director and minority shareholder in defending his position against the majority shareholder following allegations that an event of default had occurred and that our client should exit the business with “bad leaver” status.
- United Kingdom
- Professional & Public Services
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Representing a telecommunications infrastructure company in an LCIA arbitration against a mobile network operator concerning non-payment of $51m owed under a tower licence agreement.
- Congo, Democratic Republic of
- Technology, Science & Industry
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Advised Allianz Holdings Plc, one of the largest general insurers in the UK and a number of companies within the Allianz group (including Fairmead and LV ) in bringing claims in the Competition Appeals Tribunal against Mastercard and Visa for damages in the high-profile multilateral interchange fees (MIFs) proceedings.
- United Kingdom
- Financial Services
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Advising QIPCO in a successful Commercial Court dispute relating to the authenticity of cultural items
- £5m
- United Kingdom and Qatar
- Financial Services
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Advised a major automotive manufacturer on pursuing follow-on damages claims against certain cartelists as a result of their anticompetitive conduct in the supply of automotive parts, successfully securing pre-action settlements.
- United Kingdom
- Technology, Science & Industry
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Defending a major UK FTSE 100 supermarket chain in responding to a claim for a significant sum arising from the alleged over-deployment of business-critical licensed software.
- United Kingdom
- Retail & Consumer
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Advised an industry body on their ICS digital programme and specifically assisting with the termination and replacement of the prime contractor and the subsequent dispute, which was settled by agreement.
- United Kingdom
- Government and public sector
Credentials
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2013CEDR - Accredited as a mediator
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2003Qualified - England and Wales
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2001Nottingham Law School - Dip LP
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2001Joined Pinsent Masons
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1998University of Sheffield - BA History
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