Malcolm Birdling

Practice Areas

Malcolm is a leading junior with a litigation practice specialising in all aspects of public, administrative, EU and commercial dispute resolution. Prior to transferring to the English bar, Malcolm qualified as an English solicitor and at the New Zealand bar, including a period as a judicial assistant, and studied law at the University of Oxford, where he was from 2008 to 2011 a Research Fellow and Tutor in Law at Keble College, specialising in Constitutional and European Union law.

Malcolm is ranked by both of the leading independent legal directories, who have said that he is "an exceptional talent"; "clever, a good advocate, charming and brilliant"; "very sharp and personable”; and "a highly skilled, highly experienced, tenacious advocate" who "can hit the ground running and really get his head around a case at top speed."