Malcolm Horner, Head of the Personal Injury department, recently acted for a client who was injured whilst crossing road in Southampton in 2015. Where the grass verge met the road, there was a gully which had developed over a number of years. This gully caused her to trip and injure her leg.

She commenced a claim against the council who denied responsibility, instead placing the blame on their sub contractors. However, when Court proceedings were commenced, they then finally accepted responsibility themselves and settled the claim, notwithstanding the contractual document seemed to suggest that Balfour Beatty were responsible due to our aggressive argument that it was one of them who was responsible and they should sort it out between them, because this was not our clients concern. Malcolm obtained an award in excess of £5,000 for our client.

McHale and Co are an APIL accredited Practice (Association of Personal Injury Solicitors) which means we are recognised for excellence.  Malcolm is a fellow of APIL of which there are less than 200 nationally.

It’s really important that the lawyer you choose is the right lawyer for you – so look out for the APIL quality mark logo.

APIL members are accredited individually and by firm. To be accredited, they must satisfy specific and extensive criteria providing evidence of their competency and experience in handling personal injury claims.

We have offices in various locations – Altrincham, Heywood and Stretford – ensuring we are accessible to most. We are not a factory firm, and your claim will be handled by or with the supervision of a highly qualified solicitor. If you have been involved in an accident within the last three years and it wasn’t your fault, simply call us on 0161 928 3848.