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Malcolm trained with MMS and has worked in our Commercial Dispute Resolution department since qualifying as a solicitor in 2002. In 2007 he returned to Aberdeen to establish the CDR team in our Aberdeen office.

Malcolm has a very broad range of experience in handling general commercial litigation in the Sheriff Courts and Court of Session. Having worked in our Edinburgh office Malcolm is well placed to run Court of Session litigations from Aberdeen. He has particular expertise in dealing with international cross-border disputes and cases with the application of a foreign law or a multi-jurisdictional element. Malcolm also has substantial experience in the resolution of shareholder disputes, allegations of fraud, complex contractual claims and disputes arising out of franchise agreements.

Malcolm is responsible for MMS' Health & Safety practice. He is experienced in advising clients on a wide range of Health & Safety matters having been invovled in cases involving offshore and onshore fatalities, HSE investigations into workplace accidents, representing clients in prosecutions for breaches of health & safety legislation and providing day to day advice to clients in a wide range of industries on their health & safety duties and responsibilities. Malcolm also regularly provides training to our clients in relation to changes in health & safety law.

• “Reclaiming Health & Safety for all” – The Löfstedt Report - December 2011
• Commercial Dispute Resolution Update - April 2009
• Corporate Manslaughter & Corporate Homicide Act 2007 - September 2012
• First Conviction for Corporate Manslaughter - February 2011
• Health & Safety Update - August 2012
• Health & Safety Update - July 2010
• HSE cost recovery scheme comes into effect 1 October 2012 - October 2012
• HSE Ramps up Safety Checks
• MMS Debt Recovery - October 2010
• New Arrangements for Reporting of Injuries and Incidents to the Health and Safety - October 2011
• Proposed Amendment to Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill - February 2013
• The Recommendations of Lord Young: Part 1 - November 2010
• The Recommendations of Lord Young: Part 2 - November 2010