<p>Michael Blair is a practising barrister with chambers in 3 Verulam Buildings, Gray&rsquo;s Inn, specialising in financial services and financial regulation. He is the Chairman of SWX Europe Ltd, the London exchange where the major Swiss equities are traded, and a member of the Board of the Dubai Financial Services Authority. He was until recently the Treasurer of his Inn of Court, the Middle Temple, for 2008, and also President of the Guernsey Financial Services Tribunal. Until 2000 he was General Counsel to the Financial Services Authority.</p> <p>He served on the Bar Council for nine years (including as Treasurer for four years) and had earlier been employed as a civil servant in the Lord Chancellor&rsquo;s Department for 20 years. He is the author or editor of a number of textbooks on financial services.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>

Michael Blair QC

Biography:

Michael Blair is a practising barrister with chambers in 3 Verulam Buildings, Gray’s Inn, specialising in financial services and financial regulation. He is the Chairman of SWX Europe Ltd, the London exchange where the major Swiss equities are traded, and a member of the Board of the Dubai Financial Services Authority. He was until recently the Treasurer of his Inn of Court, the Middle Temple, for 2008, and also President of the Guernsey Financial Services Tribunal. Until 2000 he was General Counsel to the Financial Services Authority.

He served on the Bar Council for nine years (including as Treasurer for four years) and had earlier been employed as a civil servant in the Lord Chancellor’s Department for 20 years. He is the author or editor of a number of textbooks on financial services.