Practice Areas

Fitzsimons Mallon Solicitors Ltd have vast experience in providing expert legal advice and representation in all aspects of civil litigation. If you have suffered injury or loss as a result of an accident that was not your fault you may be entitled to compensation for any loss you have suffered. We provide practical and professional advice throughout the process.

We offer representation in both Northern Ireland and in the Republic of Ireland.

We offer advice on all aspects of civil litigation law including;

• Personal Injury Claims
• Road Traffic Accidents
• Work-Place Accidents
• Slipping or Tripping Accidents
• Criminal Injuries
• Judicial Review
• Commercial Litigation
• Injunctions

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We have very extensive experience in conducting claims for personal injury and compensation arising from almost every aspect of Clinical Negligence in Hospitals throughout Northern Ireland. Please see our Case Law summaries attached which give an overview of the extent of our experience in conducting and progressing Clinical Negligence actions for clients.

Any case involving Medical Negligence requires the involvement throughout of Solicitors with specialist expertise in that particular area due to the complexity of the issues presenting. We have that expertise and have the professional knowledge and experience to secure expert causation, liability, and prognosis reports from renowned experts in the UK and Ireland. Please feel free to contact Paul Fitzsimons, Director, for an initial consultation.

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Fitzsimons Mallon Solicitors Ltd provide expert legal advice and representation in dealing with all aspects of family – related legal issues. These issues often involve sensitive and emotionally charged situations and we provide practical and professional advice to assist clients to navigate complex legal processes while ensuring their rights are protected.

We offer representation in the Family Proceedings Court, the Family Care Centre and the High Court in relation to Children Order applications in both private law and public law cases.

We offer advice on all aspects of family law to include;

• Divorce and Ancillary Relief
• Judicial Separation and Maintenance
• Civil Partnerships
• Non-Molestation and Occupation Orders
• Children Order disputes (Residence, Contact, Public Law Proceedings, Social Services Intervention, Relocation and Internation Child Law)
• Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution

Fitzsimons Mallon Solicitors Ltd represent clients at every stage of the criminal justice system, from the initial Police Station interview through to the conclusion of proceedings at Court. We appear at every level of the criminal Courts to include the Youth Court, the Magistrates’ Court, the Crown Court, the Appeal Court and the Supreme Court.

We offer advice on all aspects of criminal law to include;

• Police Station Interviews
• Serious offences such as murder, sexual offences, theft, drug offences, fraud and assault charges
• Motoring offences
• Bail Applications
• Appeals
• Parole Hearings
• Youth Justice Engagement

Legal Aid is available to all individuals who require representation within any Police Station in Northern Ireland. Eligibility for Legal Aid during Court proceedings is determined by the Judge and is based upon the severity of the charges and the income of the individual.

Conveyancing is the area of Law involving the transfer of interests and estates in property such as residential homes, buy to let investments, agricultural lands, farms, and business premises including leases, tenancies and outright transfer of ownership, often with the assistance of mortgages to secure the purchase or funding requirements of the client.

We will take you through the Conveyancing process from start to finish. You will only deal with a Director or qualified Solicitor having the experience to deliver on your needs and requirements within your instructions. You will not be dealing with Paralegal, Apprentice Solicitor, Pupil Solicitor or Trainee. You will receive a thoroughly professional involvement throughout for purchase or sale instruction and will be kept informed throughout that process on a regular basis to ensure a seamless and hassle-free transaction.

Probate is the process whereby a deceased person’s estate is administered at Law to the intended beneficiaries allowing distribution of assets and entitlements to the Next of Kin (where the deceased died without making a Will) or to the intended beneficiaries (where the deceased died having already made a Will).

We will make the appropriate Tax return to HMRC, call in the assets, and administer the estate on behalf of the Executor or Administrator.

Paul has taken lead cases in Judicial Review to the Courts in Northern Ireland on the rights of access to detained person by their solicitor (ex parte McNamee McDonnell), re rights of access by a Pupil Solicitor to the Antrim PSNI Special Custody Suite to attend a murder interview with his Master. (ex parte Campbell) The rights of access to Discovery of Police intelligence files, (ex parte Rooney) Rights to employment and free movement of workers to the Forestry Service in NI (ex parte Pepper), and Education Transfer Test Review Cases (ex parte Bryson and JR57) and Judicial Review (ex parte Farrell) of the failure by a “Special Authorised Officer” appointed by the Secretary of State to release an unedited tape recording of an interrogation interview which had been corrupted to investigate alleged money laundering in NI ( Operation Madrona ) under the Proceeds of Crime Act 1996. He took the lead case in NI on Access to Legal Aid. (ex parte Havern) He took the largest civil action against the Chief Constable in 1999 arising out of the Derryhirk Incident issuing 94 Writs in a group action against the Chief Constable RUC for clients terrorised by undercover Police Special Agents in that incident which was then the subject of an hour-long re-enactment in a BBC Spotlight documentary in 2004. He has personally defended and represented solicitors before the Law Society NI Disciplinary Tribunal and successfully defended many police officers themselves under disciplinary investigation by Police Complaints and Discipline branch.

We offer appointments by video for clients who would prefer a virtual meeting with us.  Video meetings via Zoom, WhatsApp, FaceTime and MS Teams are available across all practice areas.

We offer a home visit at a time that suits you.

We can provide interpreters for French, Spanish, Lithuanian, Polish , Ukrainian, Palestinian and Russian nationals.