Michael Levenstein
Michael specialises in construction and engineering disputes and general commercial litigation. Michael’s cases frequently involve high-value and technically-complex disputes, both in the TCC and international litigation and arbitration. His commercial practice tends to focus on difficult issues of contractual interpretation, including heavily-amended standard form and third party agreements.
Michael serves as a member of the Executive Committee of TECBAR and Council of the Society of Construction Law. He is also a TECBAR-accredited Adjudicator and Mediator.
In addition to his practice, Michael is a Visiting Lecturer and an LLM supervisor at The City Law School, University of London, and lectures at the Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction, University College London.
Practice Area
Panels
- Consulting Editorial Board
- Contributing Author
Qualified Year
- 2015
Experience
- Gatehouse Chambers (2015 - Present)
Membership
- TECBAR (Executive Committee)
- Society of Construction Law (Member of Council)
- Bar Council Appointments Service (Panel Mediator)
- British Insurance Law Association
- London Common Law and Commercial Bar Association
- Bar Pro Bono Unit
- Fellow, Royal Society of Arts
Qualifications
- BPTC, LLM (Distinction, highest mark in year), 2015
- MA in Law, 2014
- MSc in Comparative Social Policy, 2012
- BA in Political Science (Summa cum Laude), 2011
Education
- The City Law School, London, 2015
- Trinity College, Cambridge, 2012-2014
- St Cross College, Oxford, 2011-2012
- University of Pennsylvania, 2009-2011
4 Contributions by Michael Levenstein
PRACTICE NOTES
Best Value and Social Value in English Public Procurement: LGA 1999 duties, PS(SV)A 2012, PPN 05/21, Procurement Act 2023 reforms and practical contracting considerations
Stop Press :
On 24 February 2025, the core provisions of the Public Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023) take effect. We are currently reviewing, auditing and refreshing our materials accordingly. Please note that any procurement launched on or after 24 February must proceed under PA 2023, whereas procurements initiated under the earlier regime—the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015), the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016, the Concession Regulations 2016, and the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011—must continue to be conducted and overseen in accordance with that legislation. For background reading, see Practice Note: Public procurement law—reform [Archived]. Securing value is a central concern in public procurement, since public services are ultimately financed by the taxpayer. The law therefore imposes specific obligations on public authorities that outsource services, so that they achieve the best possible value. The obligations discussed in this Practice Note are additional to those arising by virtue of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, SI 2015/102 (for more detail, see subtopic: Procurement procedure—pre-PA 2023—overview)...
Construction
PRACTICE NOTES
Challenging public procurement awards: procedures, standstill and automatic suspension, remedies (damages/ineffectiveness) and limitation under PCR 2015 and the Procurement Act 2023 (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
Stop Press
On 24 February 2025, the principal provisions of the Public Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023) take effect. We are in the process of reviewing and updating our materials. Please note that procurements launched on or after 24 February must be conducted under PA 2023, while those initiated under the previous regime—the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015), the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016, the Concession Regulations 2016, and the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011—must continue to be tendered and administered in line with that legislation. For information, see Practice Note: Key Implications of the Procurement Act 2023 for Construction Lawyers.
Brexit impact—public procurement
The UK public procurement framework originates in EU procurement law and is therefore affected by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. For general updates on the process and preparations for Brexit, see Practice Note: Brexit timeline. For further reading on the impact of Brexit on public procurement, see Practice Note: Brexit—the implications for public procurement [Archived]...
Construction
PRACTICE NOTES
Procurement Act 2023 and Procurement Regulations 2024: Construction Lawyers’ Guide to UK Public Procurement Procedures, Frameworks, Notices, KPIs, Variations, Termination, Exclusion/Debarment and Remedies
Background
The long-anticipated Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023) took effect on 24 February 2025, superseding the UK’s procurement framework as it had operated over the last ten years. Driving this change was the declared ambition of successive post‑Brexit administrations to streamline and bring together the prior regime, a system heavily shaped by EU directives and judicial decisions and interpreted through case law. In pursuit of that goal, the legislation seeks to carry through several measures first trailed in the December 2020 Green Paper, ‘Transforming public procurement’, together with the government’s ensuing response. True to the intention of overhauling the former rules, the PA 2023 also recalibrates, albeit modestly, the emphasis placed on its core objectives and adjusts the focus of the regime...
Construction
PRACTICE NOTES
Public Contracts Regulations 2015: procedures, evaluation, post‑Brexit and GPA amendments, and transition to the Procurement Act 2023 (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
Stop Press :
On 24 February 2025, the core provisions of the Public Procurement Act 2023 (PA 2023) take effect. We are in the process of reviewing and refreshing our material accordingly. Note that procurements launched on or after 24 February must proceed under PA 2023, whereas those initiated under the earlier regime must continue to be run and managed in line with that legislation:
Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015)
Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016
Concession Regulations 2016
Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011
For background, see Practice Note: Key Implications of the Procurement Act 2023 for Construction Lawyers.
Brexit impact—public procurement
The UK public procurement framework originates from EU procurement law and is therefore affected by the UK’s departure from the EU. For general updates on the process and preparations for Brexit, see Practice Note: Brexit timeline. For further reading on Brexit’s effect on public procurement, see Practice Note: Brexit—the implications for public procurement [Archived]. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015), SI 2015/102, set out the procedures that contracting authorities must follow when awarding public contracts by tender...
Construction
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