Michael Edwards

Inquests and Inquiries

International Children Law

Private Children Law

Public Children Law

Arbitration

Early Neutral Evaluation

Direct Access

Michael has a broad practice ranging from international children law to public inquiries and cases involving national security.

Michael has appeared in many of the leading international children cases over the past 5-10 years. In private law, Michael specialises in leave to remove and cases with allegations of domestic and sexual abuse.

Michael's the head of the Public Inquiries and Inquests team at 4pb. He is currently instructed in the Afghanistan Inquiry (for the MOD), the Covid Inquiry (for UKHSA) and the Omagh Bombing Inquiry (for the Intelligence and Security Committee). Michael is a member of the AG’s B Panel (previously a member of the C Panel for 5-years).

Michael also has judicial experience. He's a Recorder of the Family Court and child law arbitrator. In 2022, he was appointed to a 3-member judicial panel to determine the asylum claims of Sri Lankan Tamils present on British Indian Ocean Territory.

Michael has appeared in many of the leading cases on the validity of marriage, including Akhter v Khan [2020] EWCA Civ 122 and AP and JP v Secretary of State for Justice [2024] EWHC 1197 Fam

Michael has developed a practice in sports law and sits on disciplinary panels for Swim England and The FA.

FLBA

Association of Lawyers for Children

Resolution

Chartered institute of Arbitrators

Inner Temple

Michael's the Co-Editor of International Family Law, the leading journal on international family justice.