Michael J P Conlon

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Michael was called to the Bar in 1984 and is a Member of the Inner Temple

Michael comes from a Human Rights and Common Law background but has focused in more recent years on Criminal and Prison Law. Michael represents defendants and prosecuting authorities and has appeared in a wide range of complex cases including child abuse, serious fraud litigated by the Serious Organised Crime Agency, money laundering, breach of copyright, confiscation, drug trafficking and those involving sexual and dangerously violent offenders such as rape and attempted murder trials.

Michael also has invaluable civil litigation experience including disability rights/benefits with the Free Representation Unit (as a pupil), licensing, civil actions against the police, landlord and tenant, domestic violence injunctions, matrimonial property, fully contested divorce, building contract disputes and employment law, appearing before a wide range of tribunals and courts up to the Administrative Court, Chancery Division and Court of Appeal. With an active interest in consumer credit law, understanding the inter-relationship between criminal law and Credit Hire Contracts has led to experience in personal injury litigation.

Interest on Contractual Damages. Litigation Magazine.

Particular focus for lecturing to the police has been the following:-
Human Rights of vulnerable prisoners;
Alternatives to criminal prosecution via the Arrest Referral Scheme;
Home Office policy approaches to drug dependency and crime;
Ethical issues for drug workers in their relationship with the police.

Criminal Bar Association
Bar European Group
Liberty

Spoken French