Malcolm Goodwin
Litigation Support Guide 2024
Band 2 : Costs Lawyers
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About
Provided by Malcolm Goodwin
Practice Areas
Malcolm is an Accredited Costs Lawyer and member of the Association of Costs Lawyers with over forty years’ experience in the legal costs sector.
He is recognised in Chambers & Partners 2024 as one of the leading individuals in the legal costs industry and has experience in a variety of legal costs issues including opposing high value claims for costs, costs budgeting and fee disputes between solicitors and clients. With over 40 years’ experience, there is probably no type of legal issue that Malcolm has not encountered! He acts for a variety of clients ranging from individuals through to major institutions in the litigation funding sector. Malcolm has built a respected reputation by his achievements, especially in the healthcare sector when costs budgeting and opposing of costs in civil litigation and in particular clinical negligence and complex commercial actions.
He is also an accredited trainer of the Association of Costs Lawyers and conducts seminars on various aspects of legal costs.
Career
March 2006 to present - Partner of Goodwin Malatesta Legal Costs Services
May 2004 to February 2006 - Senior Law Costs Draftsman at Masters Legal Costs Services
May 1995 to April 2004 - Head of Legal Costs Services at Winckworth Sherwood Solicitors
July 1982 to April 1995 - Law Costs Draftsman at Linklaters
Professional Memberships
Association of Costs Lawyers
Chambers Review
Litigation Support
Malcolm Goodwin is a founding director of Goodwin Malatesta and a highly experienced costs lawyer. He often advises on cross-border commercial litigation costs matters, including complex, reported cases and cases with very high costs budgets.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Malcolm Goodwin is my go-to costs lawyer. He has an encyclopedic knowledge on costs but will give practical as well as technical advice."
"Malcolm Goodwin gives excellent service at all times and shows a high level of knowledge of the situation."
"Malcolm Goodwin is my go-to costs lawyer. He has an encyclopedic knowledge on costs but will give practical as well as technical advice."
"Malcolm Goodwin gives excellent service at all times and shows a high level of knowledge of the situation."