About Malcolm Johnson
Malcolm Johnson is the head of the Abuse team at Lime Solicitors. He is a solicitor advocate, who has represented his clients at trial, inquests, in the Upper Tier Tribunal and in the Court of Appeal. He is a Fellow of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers and a member of the Law Society’s Personal Injury Panel as well as a Founder Member of the Association of Child Abuse Lawyers.
Malcolm won “Claimant Lawyer of the Year” at the Personal Injury Awards 2023, and is ranked as a Rising Star in the Legal 500 2024.
Malcolm is well known for his work in child abuse compensation claims, including claims against local authorities, the church, hospitals and individuals. He has also represented a number of clients in group actions. These include :-
The Lambeth Children’s Homes Redress Scheme – Malcolm has represented around 80 former children in the care of the London Borough of Lambeth, who have made claims to the Lambeth Children’s Homes Redress Scheme.
The St James/St Vedast compensation scheme – set up for former pupils of this school in London owned by the Independent Educational Association Limited.
The Jesus Army compensation scheme – set up by the Jesus Fellowship Church Trust in Northamptonshire to compensate both children and adults who suffered abuse whilst in the care of the church. Malcolm advises the Jesus Fellowship Survivors Association in relation to the creation of the compensation scheme.
The Myles Bradbury compensation scheme – Malcolm has acted and continues to act for a number of former children who were abused by the disgraced child cancer specialist, Myles Bradbury who was employed by Addenbrookes Hospital.
Malcolm also has experience in public inquiries. He has acted for a number of Core Participants in the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse and the Grenfell Tower Inquiry.
Malcolm has appeared on television and radio to talk about his work. He is an adviser to Coram Voice and other child focussed charities, and he lectures for MBL Seminars on child abuse compensation claims as well as injuries in prison.
Contact Malcolm at [email protected] or telephone him on 0207 2644352