Michael Howlin QC

Year of Call 1996

Year of Silk 2009

Areas of Practice
Commercial, Criminal & Disciplinary, Damages, Employment & Discrimination, Land & Property, Public Law & Equality

General information

• B.A (Hons) University of Sheffield
• M.A. University of London
• Barrister-at-Law Inner Temple
• Visiting Tutor in EC Law, University of Glasgow 1990 – 1997
• Standing Junior to the Scottish Executive 2000 – 2005
• Occasional ad hoc Advocate Depute (confiscation cases)
• Occasional junior counsel to the Solicitor General for Scotland and the Advocate General for Scotland (human rights cases)

Michael came to Scotland after serving Company Law and Chancery Pupillages at the English Bar. He spent ten years with Dixon Minto in Edinburgh before calling at the Scottish Bar in 1996. Since calling Michael has specialised in Community Law, Company Law, Insolvency Law and Commercial Litigation. In addition to his extensive opinion practice in Company, Insolvency and EC Law, Michael has appeared before Employment Tribunals, Sheriff Courts, the Outer House and the Inner House of the Court of Session and the Privy Council. He is frequently instructed in proceedings in the Commercial Court in Edinburgh.

Michael is also instructed in all types of Employment Law matters including: Unfair Dismissal; Discrimination; Wrongful Dismissal; Restrictive Covenants; PHI benefits; Pension benefits, TUPE; etc.

At Hastie Stable, Michael Howlin is praised for his profound knowledge of EC, insolvency and company law.  Interviewees rate him for his "efficient turnaround of papers" and "to-the-point advice". - Quote from Chambers Directory (2009) - Commercial Dispute Resolution section.