Michael Vidler is a solicitor advocate who has practiced law in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong, since 1989.

He established the Hong Kong based law firm of Vidler & Co Solicitors which specializes in litigation, primarily in the areas of criminal law and public law but also handles non-contentious matters.

Prior to establishing Vidler & Company, Michael was a consultant solicitor with the Hong Kong firm of Barnes & Daly renowned for their work on human rights based cases.

Before coming to Hong Kong in 1992 when he was admitted as a solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong, he trained and started his professional career as a solicitor advocate at Duthie Hart & Duthie, one of the largest criminal legal aid practices in London.

He was admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales in 1990 having completing his the Law Society Finals Examinations in Nottingham and was awarded a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Leeds in the U.K.

Michael has traveled extensively and spent 1985 in Central and South America researching Human Rights under the Interamerican Convention on Human Rights. He served for three years on the board of Aids Concern (a registered charity in HK) and is an active member of rights groups in Hong Kong. He presently serves on a number of committees ranging from the Law Society Criminal Law and Procedure Committee to the Legal Aid Services Council Monitoring Group. Michael is on the panel of solicitors for the Legal Aid Department, the Duty Lawyer Scheme, (also approved for Care and Protection cases) and a number of consulates in Hong Kong. He is also an approved solicitor for the American Insurance Group of Companies. He mentors law student undergraduates from the University of Hong Kong and supervises the intern programme at Vidler & Co