Dispute Resolution
Guernsey
6 years ranked
Provided by Collas Crill
Michael is a litigation lawyer, specialising in Insolvency, Regulatory/Public Law, Trust and other financial services disputes.
Michael is a qualified Guernsey Advocate and BVI Attorney and maintains an active litigation practice in both jurisdictions.
Michael currently leads the firm's Guernsey Risk and Regulatory and Insolvency teams and has previously acted as Head of Litigation and Managing Partner of the firm's BVI Office.
Michael commenced with ASIC as a Graduate Trainee in 2002, before qualifying as a Barrister and Solicitor in Victoria in 2004. During his 7 years in ASIC's Enforcement Directorate, Michael advised on and led a number of nationally significant investigations.
Joining Collas Day (as it then was) in 2009, Michael qualified as a Guernsey Advocate and became a parter of Collas Crill in 2014.
ARIES, Insol, R3, IBA (Insolvency), RISA BVI (Associate)
Provided by Chambers
Michael Adkins is based in Guernsey, from where he regularly oversees significant BVI litigation proceedings. He is especially accomplished in shareholder disputes and has further experience concerning clinical negligence claims.
Provided by Chambers
Michael is a brilliant advocate and is really impressive in court. He is very calm under pressure.
Michael Adkins is very knowledgeable and a valuable part of the team.
He is very good at planning and highlighting potential risks. We receive wise recommendations from him, which enables us to speed up the progress of our cases.
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