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Balfour + Manson LLP is ‘one of the top personal injury firms for pursuers’, and has expertise in offshore cases. The ‘first-rate and thorough’ Lisa Gregory and practice head Fred Tyler are recommended along with David McIntosh, who is ‘one of the leading pursuer PI Court of Session solicitors in Scotland’.

Specialist PI firm Digby Brown LLP offers an ‘outstanding level of service’ and has ‘strength in depth’. Robert Swanney is recognised for his expertise in spinal cord injury claims. David Wilson is also recommended.

The highly rated specialist PI practice at Thompsons handles cases including road traffic, workplace and public liability cases, including catastrophic injury matters. Team head Frank Maguire is well respected for his industrial disease expertise. Syd Smith and Patrick McGuire are also recommended.

Anderson Strathern’s PI team ‘practises to a very high standard’, and department head Robert Carr ‘instils confidence, and rightly so: he is a well-respected opponent’. Senior associate Catriona Watt is also recommended. The firm represents the Royal College of Nursing.

Brodies LLP acts for the Communication Workers Union, and has expertise in workplace accident claims, particularly for manual handling tasks. Other sources of instructions include the National Accident Helpline and Injury Lawyers 4 U. David Armstrong and Jonathan Cornwell are recommended.

Irwin Mitchell LLP has ‘sound business acumen and detailed industry knowledge’. Solicitor David Bell is ‘a safe pair of hands: experienced and well prepared’, and team head Elaine Russell is very well respected. The firm represents Esure and the AA.

Niche PI practice Lawford Kidd acts exclusively for pursuers, and covers areas including industrial disease, aviation and road traffic accidents, and employers’ liability. Team head David Sandison is highly regarded.

Drummond Miller LLP handles road traffic accident claims including catastrophic cases involving spinal and head injuries. Fiona Moore leads the litigation team, and has particular expertise in PI.

HBJ Claim Solutions LLP specialises in road traffic claims, with the RAC a major client. The group also strengthened its employers and public liability work by recruiting Damian White from Allan McDougall Solicitors. Head of litigation Tony O’Malley is ‘well respected’.

Elizabeth Mitchell heads the insurance department at Harper Macleod LLP, which handles claims including occupiers’ liability, and claims across the full range of injuries. New client wins include the EUI Group and Allianz Insurance.

Stuart Cochran heads Russell Jones & Walker’s personal injury practice, and provides ‘invaluable advice in complex litigation cases’. The practice spans accidents at work, road traffic accidents, public liability and industrial disease matters, and includes serious head and spinal injury cases.

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