JUNIOR PROFILE

Michael Watkins

Global 2026

 One Essex Court

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Energy & Natural Resources

UK

Dispute Resolution: Commercial

UK

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Energy & Natural Resources - UK

Band 2
Individual Editorial

Michael Watkins is routinely instructed on significant UKCS oil and gas disputes, often on the side of major operators. Watkins is equally at home appearing in the English commercial courts as he is in arbitration proceedings, alongside his busy advisory practice.

Strengths

Michael outperforms his years at the Bar in his written work.

Michael is clever, diligent and an excellent communicator.

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Dispute Resolution: Commercial - UK

Band 3
Strengths

Michael Watkins combines a lot of things - a great legal mind, academic prowess and the quality of being extremely nice to work with. He is great to have on the team.

Michael is a really excellent junior. He is highly intelligent and excellent on procedural and strategic points.

Michael Watkins was analytically brilliant and delivered great advocacy in some case management hearings. He held his own against the silk on the other side.

A really fantastic junior, Michael Watkins is very intelligent, very thoughtful and very user-friendly.

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