Elizabeth Mitchell > Harper Macleod LLP > Edinburgh, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile
Harper Macleod LLP Offices
CITYPOINT, 65 HAYMARKET TERRACE
EDINBURGH
EH12 5HD
United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Mitchell
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)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.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals Scotland > Insurance > Personal injury: pursuer
- Medical negligence: pursuer Scotland > Insurance
- Personal injury: defender Scotland > Insurance
- Personal injury: pursuer Scotland > Insurance
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Education
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Employment > Immigration
- Real estate > Social housing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: elsewhere in Scotland
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Private client > Family
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Licensing
- Public sector > Local government
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media and entertainment
- Insurance > Medical negligence: pursuer
- Insurance > Personal injury: defender
- Insurance > Personal injury: pursuer
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation
- Real estate > Commercial property: elsewhere in Scotland
- Real estate > Construction
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Edinburgh and Glasgow
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Energy (excluding oil and gas)
- Real estate > Environment
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Public sector > Parliamentary and public affairs
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and executries
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Projects
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Commercial property: Edinburgh and Glasgow
- Employment > Employment
- Real estate > Planning
- Employment > Immigration