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Chris Stewart

Chris Stewart

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Digby Brown LLP

Digby Brown LLP

United Kingdom - Scotland • Insurance

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Personal injury: pursuer

Digby Brown LLP houses a broad offering known for handling the full spectrum of industrial disease claims, group actions, and historic abuse cases. Mark Gibson heads the firm’s travel and product liability practices, often acting in fatal claims and workplace accident cases with cross-border elements. Gordon Dalyell is recommended for his vast knowledge of major road traffic accidents (RTA), workplace accidents, and claims for miscarriages of justice. Chris Stewart leads the firm’s serious injury group and stands out for his specialism in spinal cord injuries, an area in which Moira Kay is also an expert. Stuart Barton routinely appears before the Court of Session in complex cases, often representing adults who lack capacity.
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Phone
0141 566 9541
Email
[email protected]
Profile
digbybrown.co.uk

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Work Department
Serious injury department.
Position

Chris is a partner in the Serious Injury department. He qualified as a solicitor and notary public in 2000 and became a solicitor advocate (civil) in 2006. He has extended rights of audience in the Court of Session, House of Lords and Privy Council. Chris has considerable experience in personal injury (employers liability and RTA) in both the Sheriff Court and Court of Session. He is a member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL); and of the Society of Solicitor Advocates. Under Chris' leadership the Serious Injury department also won the Catastrophic Injury Team of the Year title at the 2020 UK Personal Injury Awards and the Litigation Team of the Year prize at the 2021 Scottish Legal Awards.

Career

Trained Dundas & Wilson; qualified 2000; partner Digby Brown 2009.

Memberships
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL); Society of Solicitor Advocates.
Education

Strathclyde University (LLB (Hons) DipLP).

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Testimonials

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  • ‘I have worked with many different firms in this area for over 25 years and consider Digby Brown to be the best. Their lawyers are always superbly well prepared, and achieve time and time again, the very best results for their clients. They deal with the highest value and most complex cases, including those relating to spinal injury, brain injury, amputation and death.’

    ‘Gordon Dalyell is one of the most experienced and highly respected solicitors in Scotland in this area, Moira Kay is experienced and tenacious, and Stuart Barton is a big hitter with a real presence and authority.’

    ‘The team led by Chris Stewart and comprising partners Moira Kay and Stuart Barton is the best team on the market dealing with high-value/complex cases for pursuers. They collaborate where appropriate in order to drive cases forward to resolution and they know the issues arising in these cases better than any other firm.’

    ‘Moira Kay and Stuart Barton are standout individuals. They are always thoroughly prepared with their cases, happy to engage where appropriate and always strive to get the best deal for their client. They are who I would instruct if I were ever injured.’

Key clients

  • Spinal Injuries Scotland Headway Asbestos Action Clydebank Asbestos Group Brake

Work highlights

Acted in a £ 11.9 million extra-judicial settlement secured for a child car passenger left paralysed after an RTA.
Recovered £ 3.88 million for victims of a rickshaw crash.
Acted in a £ 7 million action on behalf of victims of the Post Office/Horizon IT scandal.