Michael Birt (barrister)
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Sir Michael Cameron St John Birt, KC was the 88th Bailiff of Jersey in the Channel Islands.
Michael Birt pictured at a ceremonial function in 2011
Law of Jersey
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The law of Jersey has been influenced by several different legal traditions, in particular Norman customary law, English common law and modern French civil law. The Bailiwick of Jersey is a separate j
Michael Birt (barrister)
…to the English Bar in 1970 and practised in London as a barrister at 2 Crown Office Row for five years. He returned to Jersey and qualified at the Jersey Bar in 1977. He was sworn in as an advocate of the Royal Court in October 1977. From 1976 to 1993 he was in private practice with the Jersey law firm Ogier…
The Code des Lois of 1771, an important record of Jersey laws
Recueil de Lois de Jersey from 1771
Le Rouillée's 1535 commentary on the customs of Maine
Berault's 1620 commentary