Elizabeth Mitchell > Harper Macleod LLP > Glasgow, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile

Harper Macleod LLP
THE CA'D'ORO
45 GORDON STREET
GLASGOW
G1 3PE
United Kingdom

Position

Partner

Elizabeth is an experienced commercial litigator, who has run cases in all areas of contentious insurance law, from road traffic pursuer and defender claims to general personal injury, employment, professional negligence, medical negligence, contractual disputes and home right claims.

Elizabeth leads a team that has a large portfolio of insurance clients/companies dealing with various types of claims. This includes all types of Personal Injury Claims covering Public, Occupier’s and Employer’s Liability claims. In addition, the department pursue and defend actions which fall under Home Insurance policies, commonly known as Family Legal Protection claims. Further, we pursue and defend claims which fall under Commercial Business Policies. The team also act for a number of Scottish Government Bodies & Government Departments.

Elizabeth is currently a tutor in Professional Practice & Ethics at Strathclyde University and in the past has been on the board of Scottish Rowing – the Governing body for rowing in Scotland and Dancebase, Scotland’s National Dance Centre.

 

Education

BA; LLB Dip LP

Lawyer Rankings

Scotland > Insurance > Medical negligence: pursuer

Operating within the firm’s wider personal injury and reparation department, the clinical negligence team at Harper Macleod LLP handles fatal claims, wrongful death cases and surgical injuries. Described as a ‘powerhouse,’ Heather Calderwood co-heads the team with consultant Elizabeth Mitchell and regularly appears before the Court of Session. The ‘very talented’ Amy Dickson was promoted to partner in April 2023 and is routinely called upon to advise on surgical errors, sepsis cases, and nursing and midwifery errors.

Scotland > Insurance > Personal injury: defender

Harper Macleod LLP‘s personal injury and reparation department is praised by clients for its ‘great breadth of experience and knowledge’ and operates across a broad spectrum of matters, including public and employers’ liability as well as road traffic accident and product liability claims. Consultant Elizabeth Mitchell and Heather Calderwood, who is routinely called upon to advise on wrongful death and fatal claims, co-lead the team from Glasgow, which includes Suzanne McGarrigle; she specialises in industrial disease claims, including asbestos exposure and hearing loss.

Scotland > Insurance > Personal injury: pursuer

(Leading individuals)

Elizabeth MitchellHarper Macleod LLP

With a strong presence in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Inverness, Harper Macleod LLP‘s personal injury team has a strong track record acting on road traffic accident-related mandates, employers’ and public liability matters and on catastrophic injury cases. Heather Calderwood leads the team alongside consultant Elizabeth Mitchell, and has particular expertise in handling complex and high-value wrongful death and fatal claims. Accredited personal injury specialist Amy Dickson was promoted to partner in 2023 and handles road traffic accident matters and liability claims. At associate level, the team is supported by Laura Ann Sheridan and Christina Wason.