Michael Mulcare

Associate Solicitor

Michael Mulcare is an Associate Solicitor for Mayo Wynne Baxter and has been with the firm since 2007 as a member of the Litigation Team. Michael currently specialises in defendant litigation and is acting on behalf of local authorities, insurers and private cases.

Before joining the firm, Michael was at a national law firm, reknown for their insurance expertise, where he established and managed an in-house legal team for one of their insurer clients.

Prior to that, he was at the Treasury Solicitor's Department and worked for the Ministry of Defence, handling a varied caseload of public and private law matters and advised on Central Government issues involving other agencies and Departments. During this time, he defended a wide range of high value personal injury and clinical negligence claims against the Ministry of Defence, with the highest settlement being over £5 million. He was involved in a substantial amount of high profile inquest work, judicial review proceedings, class actions and claims involving foreign jurisdictions. In addition to this, Michael represented and advised the Defence Diving School in respect of diving related incidents.

He has an extensive background in personal injury work, including acting for claimants in relation to, RTA, marine and aviation claims.

Michael is a member of FOIL.


Latest blog posts

Personal injury appeal dismissed

HADLOW –v- PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL (2011). In this Court of Appeal case, a local authority unsuccessfully appealed an award made to a teacher, who was injured whilst teaching in a secure facility for women. Although not in a school, this case is relevant to SEN classes and perhaps in other situations involving pupils with behavioural… Read the rest of this post (No Comments)

October 25th, 2011

Nield V Loveday (2011)

 (1) EDWARD NIELD (2) ACROMAS INSURANCE CO LTD  –v-  (1) GRAHAM LOVEDAY (2) SUSAN LOVEDAY (2011) This is a cautionary case warning Claimant’s about the consequences of exaggerating their claim and then signing a Statement of Truth, especially where the Defendant has instructed surveillance agents! Initial Claim L1 was involved in a road traffic accident… Read the rest of this post (No Comments)

July 18th, 2011

FOX –v- FOUNDATION PILING LTD [2011]

This case considered the issue of conduct by one party, where there was evidence that they had exaggerated their claim and how that affected costs, where a Part 36 Offer had been made. Background The claimant (F) issued proceedings against his employer (P) for over £280,000 after he fell whilst carrying a heavy piece of… Read the rest of this post (No Comments)

July 18th, 2011
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