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Michael Way’s principle areas of practice are public & administrative law, commercial disputes and civil liberties/human rights (including criminal appeals).
After spending several years as a performer in the music industry, Michael trained with one of Scotland’s leading commercial law firms and undertook a six month secondment to the Scottish Government Legal Directorate. Shortly after qualifying as a solicitor Michael began devilling, during which he won the Mike Jones Excellence in Advocacy prize and was the Faculty Scholar 2018/19.
Since calling, Michael has appeared regularly in courts and tribunals throughout Scotland. In particular, he has:
- appeared for Serco defending over 150 interdict actions, including appearances in the Sheriff Appeal Court and instruction during a reclaiming motion process;
- appeared frequently for the Advocate General as a standing ‘junior junior’ in the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber);
- been instructed by petitioners in a number of Court of Session judicial review actions in immigration matters;
- provided advice on a range of issues from housing and local authority care duties to burial and disinterment rights;
- been instructed in a variety of property and contractual disputes;
- developed a proficiency in consumer rights issues, including claims under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 and the Consumer Protection From Unfair Trading Regulations 2008;
been involved the discovery phase of a major offshore dispute in Jersey; - undertaken criminal appeal work, with successful appearances in the High Court and Sheriff Appeal Court.
Michael has a strong academic background with degrees from Oxford, King’s College London and Edinburgh. Since 2015, Michael has tutored at the University of Edinburgh (Jurisprudence; Critical Legal Thinking) and was previously a guest lecturer in Business Law at Queen Margaret University. He was the research assistant to Lady Poole and Sheriffs McCartney and Drummond on their recent book A Practical Guide to Public Law Litigation in Scotland (2019; W.Green).
- Inner House confirms Serco’s actions were lawful in seeking to recover possession of property provided to failed asylum seekers and concluded that Serco was not acting as a hybrid public authority14 November, 2019
- New OAG Standing Junior Junior Appointments4 September, 2019
- Ampersand Advocates welcome Shane Dundas and Michael Way28 June, 2019
- Ampersand Advocates’ New Calls Triumph in Northern Ireland Bar Moot24 June, 2019