Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Partner

Malcolm has nearly 25 years’ experience handling commercial disputes. As well as being an accomplished trial lawyer, he is frequently involved in arbitrations, mediations and expert determinations. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and is a CEDR accredited mediator.

Malcolm was appointed by The Lawyer as one of the judges for their prestigious European Awards 2015, he is listed in Best Lawyers in the UK and recognised in the prestigious Acritas Stars database as a stand-out lawyer. He is the long-standing adviser to a number of global and major UK corporations and has strong connections with law firms in the US, Europe and Asia.

Malcolm regularly advises on a wide range of commercial disputes including disputes arising out of company mergers and acquisitions, complex projects and trading contracts and agreements for the acquisition and development of property. Malcolm’s practice covers a number of sectors, including automotive/engineering, energy, oil and gas and UK house-building. He has recently successfully defended a Fortune 50 company in substantial damages claim brought by its former Nigerian distributor, a case resolved immediately prior to a Supreme Court appeal. He is currently acting in a number of disputes arising out of major mining projects in western Africa and power generation projects in western Europe.

“excellent judgement – he is calm strategically and is a great thinker.” – Chambers

“very competent, very thorough – he knows the market inside out.” – Chambers