The vast experience of our Mr Anodu in dealing with police station interviews and making representations thereafter, enabled him to secure a Caution plus 3 interview (voluntary attendance as the police station). The advice to disclose counter evidence to the police allowed relevant and effective representations to be made.
Speaking after the result, the client stated, “ I am extremely grateful for the advice and assistance provided by Malcolm & Co Solicitors LLP especially Osondu. Keep up the good work!”
The police interview is the most important aspect in criminal defence therefore effective and diligent advice and assistance is required.
Contact Malcolm & Co Solicitors LLP if you or someone you know have been arrested or invited to the police station. Contact our 24 hour police station number on 07500708940
NOVEMBER 2019
INSURANCE COMPANY MAKES HUGE PAYOUT FOLLOWING CLAIM 1 WEEK SHORT OF THE LIMITATION PERIOD - No Win No Fee
We secured a huge payout from a highly reputable insurance company for our client who instructed us 1 week to the end of the 3 years Personal Injury limitation period. The client was involved in a hit and run whilst walking with a child she was caring for. The driver had reversed his car without looking behind him where our client was crossing the road with a child. The client pushed the child away and the driver went over the front of the client’s feet. The client suffered Graiff injury and required surgery. The client had instructed a very reputable firm to deal with her claim but she slipped into a depressive state and abandoned the claim.
Our Osondu Anodu was instructed just 1 week before the limitation period and a claim was lodged immediately meaning that the client not only able to preserve her standing to bring an negligent claim against the driver’s insurance company but also secure a payout. The driver had not informed his insurance company and his Vehicle Registration Number was noted. The police was contacted and the driver was located and prosecuted.
Following the payout of £30,000, the client said, “I just don’t know how to thank this company especially the incredible support from Ossie (Osondu Anodu), am just so grateful to have met him. The client had meet our Osondu Anodu during a networking show at Kentish Town”. It the conclusion of the case, Osondu said, “it cost nothing to check whether you are entitled to some compensation when you are involved in any accident, the answer could be life changing. Our first approach here at Malcolm & Co Solicitors LLP is to hear people out with a free consultation, we hope to continue to make a difference to our client’s situation no matter what that situation is “.
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JUNE 2020
MALCOLM & CO SOLICITORS SECURE RECORD COMPENSATION FOR McDONALDS EMPLOYEE FOLLOWING SLIP AND FALL AT WORK - No Win No Fee
McDonalds admitted liability following a slip and fall incident by one of it’s employees following the failure of the cleaning staff to display the wet floor warning sign. Our employee client and mother of 2 suffered a fractured ankle as a result. The settlement include special damages of loss of earnings plus future loss of earnings and payment for treatment which included counselling for depression. McDonalds settled the matter out of Court for a record payout of £60,000. The client and her family said after the settlement, “this is a happy end to what has been a difficult time for me and my family. Thanks to Ossie, I have had first class treatment and restored hope in my life. I can now look forward. Malcolm & Co Solicitors LLP and Ossie has been exceptional. I thank them for their help and support”. Osondu Anodu said, “it was a sweet end to a bitter start and the hard work of the staff and I paid off nicely for our client and that is what is important “.
We can help you secure your own record payout if you have suffered injury at work or outside work which is not your fault, on a No Win No Fee basis. Call is now for a free consultation on
020 7613 4300
and speak to Osondu Anodu.
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JANUARY 2020
WILLIAM HILL SETTLES MATTER AFTER EMPLOYEE CAUSES INJURY TO CUSTOMER - No Win No Fee
William Hill accepted liability for their employee’s action following an assault on a customer. Our client, a regular at his local William Hill had approached the counter to cash in his winnings following a bet on a horse race. The employee thought our client was been a nuisance and had no winning ticket and so refused to serve our client or even look at his tickets. Our client was told to leave and when he refused, the employee came out of the protected counter and assaulted our client. The client suffered injury to his chin. The client accepted a £6,000 settlement and thanked Osondu Anodu for giving him the opportunity to talk to him after he had been turned away by several other companies.
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Court of Appeal Success for Malcolm & Co Solicitors LLP.
30 May 2022
Alexandra Monaghan of Crucible Chambers, instructed by Osondu Anodu of Malcolm & Co Solicitors LLP, appeared at the Court of Appeal on behalf of her young client who was previously sentenced to 10 years’ detention in a Young Offenders’ Institution. Alexandra successfully argued that the sentence was manifestly excessive and her client’s sentence was reduced to seven years.
Mr P, aged 18 at the time of the offence, was convicted after trial of robbery and s.20 GBH. He was acquitted of a further robbery following Alexandra’s successful submission of no case to answer, and also acquitted of possession of a bladed article. The offences arose out of the same facts and the robbery was treated as the lead offence for the purposes of sentence.
Mr P was sentenced to 10 years detention for the robbery and no separate penalty for the GBH offence.
At appeal, Alexandra successfully argued that in increasing the sentence by 2 years from the starting point of 8 years, the sentencing judge double counted the GBH injury. Alexandra relied on the principles established in R v Clarke [2018] EWCA Crim 185 and R v Assaf [2019] EWCA Crim 1057 to argue that the sentencing judge had placed insufficient weight on Mr P’s age and good character.
In allowing the appeal on all three grounds, the Court of Appeal held that the sentence had been increased from the starting point without justification and that this amounted to double counting the injury. Further, the Court of Appeal held that no proper reduction had been allowed for Mr P’s age, good character and other mitigation advanced by Alexandra at the sentencing hearing.
After Alexandra’s hard work on behalf of her client, the Court of Appeal reduced the sentence by 3 years – a sentence below even the original starting point.
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We secure discharge of Extradition arrest warrant for €600,000 fraud.
28 June 2022
Malcolm & Co Solicitors LLP represented a single mother, with an eleven year old daughter, accused of defrauding her ex-partner in Germany of €600000. Laura Herbert of Crucible Chambers argued that to extradite the child’s mother, leaving the child in the care of the mother’s sister (in conditions described by a social worker as ‘overcrowded’ and ‘the least worst option’) would have such a devastating effect on the child that it would be a breach of her right to family life under Article 8 ECHR. The District Judge agreed, finding that extradition was not proportionate in this case, despite the serious allegation.
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