Areas of Law: Personal Injury - WorkCover, Medical Negligence, Asbestos Disease
Phone: +61 (0)3 9321 9723
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Michael has particular expertise in common law major tort claims, and has developed a large practice specifically in the areas of medical and dental negligence and asbestos caused industrial disease. He has successfully prosecuted a number of claims resulting in multi-million dollar awards as well as achieving the first award for punitive damages within the Australian legal system in a medical negligence claim.

Michael led the legal team from Holding Redlich which conducted the landmark legal proceedings of Lorna Cubillo and Peter Gunner v The Commonwealth of Australia on behalf of members of the Stolen Generations from the Northern Territory.

Michael is currently a member of the American Society of Law Medicine and Ethics, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and former member of the Victorian branch committee of the Australian Plaintiff Lawyers Association and of the Asbestos Diseases Society. He is also a consultant to a number of Melbourne ethnic community groups and a member of the Victorian County Court Medical Division Advisory Group.

Qualifications
Bachelor of Laws - University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Arts - University of Melbourne

Awards & Achievements
Victorian Law Foundation and the Public Interest Law Clearing House 1998 Pro Bono Awards (Legal Team Category) in recognition of contribution to the provision of Pro Bono Legal Services.

The National Council of the Australian Plaintiff Lawyers Association Civil Justice Award (October 2000) in recognition of an outstanding contribution to the delivery of civil justice.

Publications

• The Stolen Generations - in the aftermath of Kruger, Bray v The Commonwealth - University of New South Wales Law Journal December 1997; Plaintiff Journal of Australian Plaintiff Lawyers Association December 1997

• Mass Torts - Stolen Generation Litigation - Australian Plaintiff Lawyers Association - Victorian State Conference May 1998

• Persisting difficulties with serious injury applications. (co-author Andrew Ingram) - Law Institute Journal (Vic) June 2004

• Back to Manga-Manda - Kumanjai Creek Mission NT June 2004