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What we say about the firm's legal practice in Scotland
Dispute resolution
Within Commercial litigation, tier 5
Elaine Motion heads the litigation team at Balfour + Manson LLP, which was strengthened in 2010 by the arrival of Gordon Deane from Shepherd and Wedderburn.
Human resources
Within Employment Employment
Insurance
Within Medical negligence: pursuer, Balfour + Manson LLP is a first tier firm,
Balfour + Manson LLP’s experience includes high-value cerebral palsy claims. Team head Fred Tyler is highly esteemed, and is an expert in obstetric negligence cases. David McIntosh and senior associate Ann Logan are also recommended.
Within Personal injury: pursuer, Balfour + Manson LLP is a first tier firm,
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’.
Within Professional negligence, Balfour + Manson LLP is a third tier firm,
Balfour + Manson LLP represents clients under the Law Society of Scotland’s Master Policy. David Flint heads the team, in which David McIntosh is praised for his ‘calmness in stressful situations’.
Overview
Private client
Within Charities, tier 5
Balfour + Manson LLP’s team is ‘very approachable and fully conversant with all aspects of charity law’. Practice head John Hodge is ‘an expert in his field’. The team advised on the establishment of The Linda Norgrove Foundation.
Within Family, Balfour + Manson LLP is a second tier firm,
Balfour + Manson LLP is ‘highly efficient and experienced in handling all types of family law cases’. Shona Smith ‘excels in her field’, and is ‘diligent and calm under pressure’; and practice head Andrew Gibb is also recommended.
Within Personal tax, trusts and executries, Balfour + Manson LLP is a third tier firm,
Balfour + Manson LLP’s private client practice is led by Brenda Rennie, who ‘provides a very high level of personal service’. The team has particular expertise in welfare support for elderly clients. David Campbell ‘inspires total confidence’, and all of the partners are commended for their ‘very good bedside manner’.
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