Malcolm Lewis | Solicitor

Malcolm is a Solicitor in the Personal Injury department at Linder Myers. He joined the firm in 1997.

Malcolm specialises in:

• Accidents at work which can be caused by unsafe systems of work, negligent work colleagues, manual handling and defective work equipment
• Public liability claims such as slipping accidents in supermarkets and shopping areas, tripping accidents on uneven pavements, and accidents which occur in private premises due to the negligence of the owner.
• Sports injuries
• Related medical negligence cases, arising from the PI claim

Examples of Malcolm's success for clients include:

• PTSD Group Litigation v MOD; the qualifying individual claimants ultimately received awards in the region of £200,000 - £400,000.
• Motorcycle Accident claim where client suffered a broken nose, leaving him with persistent low level shoulder pain. The settlement was negotiated in the sum of £38,000.
• Client v Manchester City Council. The client tripped in a pothole in a residential street, and the the Court found that due to the Council's regular need to repair this particular road, the Council should have instituted a higher level of repair system and quality. Doing so would have reduced the likelihood of such accidents. The client was awarded damages.
• Client v Scootamart. In this Product Liability case, the restricted mobility client hired a motorised scooter under the Shop-Mobility Scheme. However, the scooter provided had a faulty braking mechanism leading the client to fall and suffer a soft tissue hip injury. The settlement was £3,500.
• Many successful RTA claims, maximising awards for general and special damages, and interest on the same by careful and considered use of the CPR and negotiations.

Malcolm lives in Swinton and is married with a young family. He has many hobbies and interests including sports (''restricted to only watching now the knees have given in"), in particular cricket, rugby and football. He also enjoys gardening and the great outdoors, as well as cooking, good food and real ale. He is Chairman of Moorside South Residents' Association and has involvement in a number of the other community sub-committees.

In his work, Malcolm follows: ''a philosophy that stems from my days as a barman - never serve a pint that I would not be happy to drink myself''.