Gordon Dalyell > Digby Brown LLP > Edinburgh, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile
Digby Brown LLP Offices
CAUSEWAYSIDE HOUSE
160 CAUSEWAYSIDE
EDINBURGH
EH9 1PR
United Kingdom
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Gordon Dalyell
Work Department
Head of network department.
Position
Gordon Dalyell qualified as a solicitor in 1990, and joined Digby Brown, as a partner, in 1998. He heads up the Network Department. He has wide experience in dealing with many areas of personal injury, including accidents at work, and road traffic accidents, as well as fatal accident claims and claims for miscarriages of justice.
Gordon obtained rights of audience as a Solicitor-Advocate (civil) in 2003. He has been accredited as a specialist in Personal Injury Law by the Law Society of Scotland. He is a Fellow of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) and has been the Executive Committee member for Scotland since 2010. He was President of the Association for 2019 – 2020, and is the current Treasurer.
He has given evidence, on behalf of the Association, to the Scottish Affairs Committee at Westminster, and to the Justice, and Economy, Energy, and Fair Work Committees at Holyrood. He has been involved in responding to consultations from, and engaging with, government at both UK and Scottish level.
Career
Trained Gillam Mackie; qualified 1990; partner Digby Brown 1998.
Memberships
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) – Fellow, elected Executive Member for Scotland since 2010, and current Treasurer; Accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in personal injury; and Society of Solicitor Advocates.
Education
Edinburgh University (LLB (Hons) DipLP).
Lawyer Rankings
Scotland > Insurance > Personal injury: pursuer
(Leading individuals)With an impressive track record and significant experience acting for claimants, Digby Brown LLP handles the gamut of personal injury claims. The practice fields a large and experienced team across seven offices throughout Scotland and includes several accredited personal injury specialists. In Edinburgh, the ‘superb’ Gordon Dalyell has a broad practice that includes fatal claims and claims for miscarriages of justice, while Kim Leslie is frequently instructed to act on historic institutional abuse claims. In Glasgow, the core team includes Chris Stewart and Moira Kay, who handle catastrophic and serious injury claims, as well as Fraser Simpson, who takes point on industrial disease matters. Mark Gibson, Stuart Barton and Fraser Oliver are other key members of the team.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals Scotland > Insurance > Personal injury: pursuer
- Personal injury: pursuer Scotland > Insurance