Michael Quayle

Michael practises in competition, public and commercial law. His current and recent work includes:

Mark McLaren Class Representative v MOL (Europe Africa) & Others – acting for MOL in its defence of the “RoRo” collective proceedings regarding delivery charges paid by purchasers of new cars (one of The Lawyer's "Top 20 Cases of 2025").

Christine Riefa Class Representative v Apple & Amazon – acting for Apple in its successful opposition to proposed collective proceedings (the CAT's first outright refusal to certify).

CSAV/McLaren collective settlement – jointly instructed by the non-settling defendants in the first ever application for the approval of a collective settlement.

Advising clients in the energy, water and healthcare sectors on a variety of regulatory proceedings.

Prior to joining Brick Court, Michael qualified as a solicitor at Freshfields and spent eight years in its disputes department, where he was a Senior Associate and solicitor advocate. During his time at Freshfields, Michael specialised in competition, public and commercial law and worked on multiple high-profile disputes, including acting for Eurotunnel in the Brexit Ferries litigation, for Meta in the Facebook Data General Court challenge, for Southeastern Railway in the Boundary Fares collective proceedings, for JD Sports in a successful merger challenge in the CAT, and for the AIRE Centre in the Dubs Amendment judicial review.

Michael studied law at the University of Oxford, spent a year as the judicial assistant to Lady Justice Asplin in the Court of Appeal and is a trustee of fundamental rights charity the AIRE Centre.