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FATHER WINS APPEAL TO REMAIN IN THE UK FOLLOWING PLEA TO RIGHT TO FAMILY LIFE.
Malcolm & Co Solicitors LLP won this long-standing appeal before the First Tier Immigration and Asylum Tribunal against the Secretary of State decision to deport the Applicant who has been residing in the UK for over 20 years. The Applicant, a Jamaican national had been residing in the UK following his visit for over 20 years and had started a family - although his relationship with the mother had ended. His application to remain in the UK on Human Rights ground was twice
Jun 4, 20252 min read


MALCOLM & CO SOLICITORS LLP SECURES COMPENSATION FOLLOWING FALL IN PARK
Our Litigation Department secured a £5,000 compensation from the London Borough of Hackney for our client following her fall on the Wooden Logs in Clissold Park, Hackney. We were able to show that the Council owned a Duty of Care to the public who use the park frequently. The client was thrilled with the result and said, "it is refreshing to deal with such competent professionals at Malcolm & Co Solicitors. They took on my case on a No Win No Fee basis and I got one hundred p
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Donovan Malcolm of Malcolm and co solicitors LLP secures £5000 compensation for client from Tottenham for wrongful arrest, unlawful detention in police custody for 11 hours and discrimination by the M
Client says he is very happy and thanks to MALCOLM AND CO SOLICITORS LLP because he never thought you could get compensation from the police for them wrongfully arresting you when you were the one who called them in the 1st place. If you think you have been treated unfairly by the police, call us now on 0207 613 4300.
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A v ECO
The ECO in this case the ECO refused the Appellant entry because there was no evidence of a genuine relationship and intentions to continue a relationship if entry clearance was granted (insert relevant grounds). The Appellant a Nigerian national was carrying on a relationship with her boyfriend following introduction over a telephone conversation. Our Osondu Anoud drafted an Appeal explaining that the relationship had been continued over various social media platforms and in
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Malcolm & Co Solicitors LLP successful with their Appeals against Entry Clearance Officer Decisions
Malcolm & Co Solicitors LLP enjoyed success in the Appeal against Entry Clearance Officer’s (ECO) decision to refuse S (14 years old boy) application for entrance into the United Kingdom (UK) as the Son of a settled person in the UK - S Father. The ECO did not accept the fact that S following the death of his mother, could not be looked after sufficiently by his sick 80-year-old grandmother. S was denied entry into the UK to settle with his father and British citizen (insert
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Donovan Malcolm of Malcolm and co solicitors LLP secures the return of £8,800
This was client's money seized by the MET police under POCA when he was arrested for PWITS class B cannabis. No drugs were found on our client when the police arrived acting on information received from an anonymous source. Our client was still arrested and interviewed and released on police bail, 6 months later the matter was NFA'ED as there was no evidence linking him to any drugs. The police still kept money our client had on him under POCA. This money was money he was hol
Jun 4, 20251 min read


Malcolm & Co Solicitors LLP helps client arrested for being involved in a 41 million pound "Ponzi scheme" in the UK
Our client said he was happy that Donovan Malcolm of MALCOLM & CO SOLICITORS LLP represented him. When he attended Bishopsgate police station for an interview as he did not realise how serious the allegation was until he got to the station to be interviewed by FRAUD TEAM CITY OF LONDON POLICE ECONOMIC CRIME DIRECTORATE. Mr Malcolm skilfully stopped client being charged, after his first class and professional representation the police took no further action. Following this the
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Malcolm & Co Solicitors LLP secure rape acquittal of Husband against Wife. R v A - Isleworth Crown
Our client in this matter is a Barbados National who visited the UK to spend time with his wife. The couple had met 10 years ago whilst the wife was on holiday in Barbados. As a matter of weeks into his holiday his wife reported an incident that happened at their family home and the client found himself arrested, questioned and charged. The client with no earnings, no fixed abode and no family or friends to turn to was refused bail. The evidence in the case hindered on the vi
Jun 4, 20251 min read


Doctor's Career Intact After Securing A No Further Action Result
Osondu Anodu a Partner at Malcolm & Co Solicitors LLP was able to convince CPS Lawyer and the Police that there was no realistic prospect of securing a conviction in a Domestic Assault matter involving a Gynaecologist practicing at Harley Street. An arrest, charge and conviction could have spelt the end of the illustrious career of one of Harley Street promising Doctors. The vast experience of our Mr Anodu in dealing with police station interviews and making representation
Jun 4, 20251 min read


INSURANCE COMPANY MAKES HUGE PAYOUT FOLLOWING CLAIM 1 WEEK SHORT OF THE LIMITATION PERIOD - No Win No Fee
We secured a huge pay-out 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
Jun 4, 20252 min read


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. T
Jun 4, 20251 min read


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
Jun 4, 20251 min read


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 acqu
Jun 4, 20252 min read


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 u
Jun 4, 20251 min read
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