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Michael Gibbon KC is a well-known name who regularly acts in commercial and tax cases with company law elements to them, and who has earned a strong reputation for his work acting for HMRC in tax disputes. He also has a strong pedigree in directors' duties cases. Clients benefit from his having formerly been a corporate financier.
Michael Gibbon KC has been regularly involved with chancery disputes throughout his career and has increasingly undertaken a number of cases with charity aspects. He has recently been working on some high-profile cases that engage with important legal issues for the charities sector.
Michael Gibbon KC draws on his prior experience as a financier to inform his highly regarded insolvency practice. He is well known for his adept representation of stakeholders in commercial insolvency cases, while his key clients HMRC and BIS continue to benefit from his expertise.His broad practice encompasses both non-contentious and contentious matters.
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"Michael has a brilliant legal mind, is incredibly persuasive in court and has an excellent rapport with judges. He is phenomenal with clients and exhibits a calm, measured approach."
"Michael is analytical and his advice is sensible, practical and well considered."
"Michael has a brilliant legal mind, is incredibly persuasive in court and has an excellent rapport with the judges. He is also phenomenal with clients and adopts a calm and measured approach."
"Michael is very bright and good in court."
"Michael has superb legal skills. His merchant banking background enables him to understand the commercial and City background to the matters he advises on."
"Michael is highly competent and very client/solicitor-friendly in his approach. Very responsive and pragmatic in his advice, he is a reassuring advocate."
"Michael's advocacy is very strong. He is all over the detail, easy to work with and great on his feet."
"Michael has a brilliant legal mind, is incredibly persuasive in court and has an excellent rapport with judges. He is phenomenal with clients and exhibits a calm, measured approach."
"Michael is analytical and his advice is sensible, practical and well considered."
"Michael has a brilliant legal mind, is incredibly persuasive in court and has an excellent rapport with the judges. He is also phenomenal with clients and adopts a calm and measured approach."
"Michael is very bright and good in court."
"Michael has superb legal skills. His merchant banking background enables him to understand the commercial and City background to the matters he advises on."
"Michael is highly competent and very client/solicitor-friendly in his approach. Very responsive and pragmatic in his advice, he is a reassuring advocate."
"Michael's advocacy is very strong. He is all over the detail, easy to work with and great on his feet."
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