Michael Tennet QC

Practice Overview

Michael's practice encompasses litigation and advice in the fields of pensions (including professional negligence), financial services and private trusts. He has a particular knowledge of the work of actuaries, both in relation to pension funds and life assurance funds and is co-author of the chapter on actuaries in Professional Negligence Law and Practice (LLP).

Professional Reputation

Michael is recommended as a 'leading silk' in Chambers & Partners 2011 and The Legal 500, 2010.

Pensions

Michael Tennet QC, has firmly established himself amongst the top ranks of pensions barristers. He is often sought out for the most complex matters and was instrumental in the co-ordination and smooth running of the widely reported Pilots' National Pension Fund litigation. Sources praise his sharp mind and his "ability to digest vast amounts of information quickly." He is considered to be "at his best when presenting technically complicated cases."  Chambers & Partners, 2011.

Michael Tennet QC ‘provides practical and commercial advice and is able to narrow issues between the parties swiftly'.  The Legal 500, 2010.

Qualifications

Michael obtained a First Class degree in Law from New College, Oxford. He took silk in 2006.

Memberships

• Commercial Bar Association.
• Chancery Bar Association.

Publications

Michael co-writes the chapter on actuaries in Professional Negligence Law and Practice (LLP), of which Lord Hoffman is consultant editor. The book was the first publication on this subject. He has also contributed to Ellison's Pensions Law and Practice (Longman) and to Glasson on International Trust Law (Jordan).