Michael Bowmer

Practice Areas

Michael is a very experienced junior specialising in commercial chancery litigation and related professional negligence. Having practised for several years at the Chancery Bar before joining 4 New Square, Michael is widely known and stands out for his expertise in chancery work. The majority of the professional negligence claims in which Michael is instructed therefore engage issues of company law, insolvency, property, trusts and succession.

Such claims frequently arise out of substantial property, secured lending or share transactions, or relate to trust and succession structures often with tax mitigation issues at their heart. At the other end of the spectrum such claims often arise out of insolvency procedures and receivership. Many of the disputes Michael deals with involve the duties of fiduciaries. Michael also regularly advises and acts in relation to rectification to try and mitigate the impact of professional negligence.

The range of professions which Michael is experienced in dealing with is broad. Many claims involve lawyers, both solicitors and barristers, but Michael also acts in relation to claims against insolvency practitioners, directors, trust professionals, accountants, tax advisors, receivers, valuers as well as architects and town planners. Michael has a particular interest in disputes relating to art and cultural property and the liability of art professionals such as auctioneers and intermediaries. Michael is also an accredited mediator with a burgeoning mediation practice.

Professional Memberships

Michael is a member of the Chancery Bar Association, the Professional Negligence Bar Association, COMBAR, the Institute of Art and Law and the Commercial Fraud Lawyers Association.