Senior Associate

Michael is a senior associate in TLT's Financial Services Disputes and Investigations team.
Michael qualified as a solicitor in 2014 and he has gained particular experience in debt recovery and banking and financial services litigation, and acts for a variety of lender clients, both pursuing and defending claims. He regularly appears at Sheriff Courts throughout Scotland.
Michael has been involved in large scale cross-jurisdictional projects, acting on behalf of major financial institutions. He has also gained in-house experience, providing him with a valuable insight into debt recovery and financial services litigation from a lender's perspective.
Jurisdiction: Scotland
Experience
- On-going involvement in a significant and high profile remediation project for a major banking client.
- Handling contentious mortgage enforcement actions on behalf of lender clients.
- Advising lender clients in relation to complex defended recoveries and litigation involving bank security.
Related sectors
Financial Services
Related services
Banking & Finance
Dispute Resolution
Insights & events

The Procurement Act 2023 and the changes for automatic suspension in practice

FCA consults on overhaul of consumer credit financial promotion rules

SFO secures £10m DPA – what this means for corporates

Crime and Policing Act 2026: Expansion of senior manager criminal liability

FCA Synthetic Data and Anti-Money Laundering project report: Key points for financial services firms

Contract management from a litigation perspective: Preparing for when things go wrong

SM&CR reform: HM Treasury announces Senior Managers and Certification Regime reforms

FCA's findings on Customer Due Diligence processes and controls: Good and poor practices

FCA and PRA publish final rules on operational incident reporting: firms have to ready by 18 March 2027

FCA finalises Phase 1 SM&CR reforms: what firms need to do now

PRA publishes Phase 1 SM&CR reforms: What firms need to know now

FCA puts inactive appointed representatives under the microscope

SFO publishes business plan for 2025-26: Geared for the future

FCA sets expectations for stronger outcome‑focused governance in Year 3 Consumer Duty board reporting
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Important changes to insolvency law and creditor enforcement

Guide to the UK Government proposed reforms to the corporate insolvency regime

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