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Alan Calvert
Work Department
Litigation.
Position
Recognised as a leading individual in his field, Alan heads up our Professional Negligence practice, acting in disputes on behalf of insurer, corporate and partnership clients. He has over 30 years’ experience of handling claims involving engineers, architects, surveyors, solicitors, accountants, brokers and IFAs (Independent Financial Advisers) as well as construction industry contractors and overseeing teams handling occupational disease claims for employers.
He has a keen commercial sense for when litigation is in a client’s best interests or alternatively when they should adopt alternative, solution-driven approaches, having a special interest in mediation and ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) in all his areas of specialism. He is also a frequent speaker on issues relating to professional liability, regulation and litigation.
Career
Qualified 1984; partner 1991. He was part of the 80-strong team who joined Brodies LLP from Bishops in August 2006.
Memberships
Law Society of Scotland; WS Society (Writer to Her Majesty’s Signet); Chartered Insurance Institute; Forum of Insurance Lawyers; Scottish Medico Legal Society.
Education
Glasgow University (LLB Hons; Dip LP).
Lawyer Rankings
Scotland > Insurance > Professional negligence
(Hall of Fame)Described as ‘simply the best’, Brodies LLP‘s professional negligence offering runs the full gamut of contentious insurance matters where the team acts for an impressive client roster, including individual, corporate and insurer clients across a range of sectors. Head of practice Alan Calvert
specialises in construction and commercial disputes with considerable expertise in claims against engineers, surveyors and construction industry contractors. Alisdair Matheson is an accredited professional negligence specialist and frequently acts for insurers. The team is supported by a strong group of associates, including Edward Grundy, Stephanie Barratt and James Jerman. Louise Kelso left the firm for an in-house role at the University of Edinburgh in July 2023.