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Martin Mallon

Martin Mallon

Director/Solicitor

Martin is a Managing Partner at Fitzsimons Mallon Solicitors Ltd. He graduated from University College Dublin in 1983 and was admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in Northern Ireland in 1987 and in the Republic of Ireland in 2005. He is former Chairman of both the Belfast Solicitors’ Association and the Newry and Banbridge Solicitors’ Association. He was a member of the Law Society (Northern Ireland) Continual Professional Development Committee. He is licensed to practice in the Republic of Ireland. He is a certified Mediator. Whilst he has worked in all areas of law over the last 36 years, his expertise now lies in Commercial & Civil litigation claims to include professional and medical negligence.

mmallon@fm-law.co.uk

Cases

Martin Mallon has been involved in significant Personal litigation in the High Court in Southern Ireland:-

  1. Action against the Motor Insurance Bureau against an uninsured driver. It Involved a young girl who got into a car driven by a third Party who unknown to her had no insurance. She herself was not wearing a seat belt. The injuries were serious and she obtained over € 2million in settlement with a 25% reduction for no seat belt usage.
  2. He acted for a child whose estranged Father died in a fatal Road Accident .He was able to pursue a loss claim in excess of €500,000 under Fatal Accident Legislation in the High Court in Dublin despite the fact the parents were living apart for the majority of their relationship.
  3. He acted in a Health and Safety action for a self-employed Joiner who attended at a building site and was forced to construct his own scaffolding by the main contractor who had failed to employ a licensed scaffolding company. In the event the scaffolding collapsed causing serious life changing injuries. The matter proceeded to hearing. The case was subsequently appealed to the Supreme Court by the main Contractor eventually resolving with substantial damages being paid out to the injured party.
  4. He has successfully sued and received damages for a Director of a Building Company who sued his own Company having lost his hand.

In the High Court in Northern Ireland :-

  1. He has succeeded in a Sexual Abuse Claim against the De la salle Order achieving compensation for personal injury and also succeeded in a future loss claim due to reduced educational attainment.
  2. Under Health and Safety Legislation he successfully sued an Employer on behalf of one of its Employees , a very experienced Joiner who had worked for the company over 35 years. He had fallen from his own ladder while completing a snag list on NIHE houses and was paralysed. There were significant issues around Liability and contributory negligence.
  3. Martin is also involved in pursing a serious Road Accident Claim where the injured Party is the child of the family. The action is being taken on behalf of the Official Solicitor for Northern Ireland who has consented to be the Minor’s Next Friend for Legal purposes.