Personal Injury: Mainly Defendant
UK Guide 2025 : Scotland
Band 2
Contact number
0131 228 3777About
Provided by Brodies LLP
Our Scottish-based market leading specialists handle complex, sensitive and unusual claims and deal with the entire range of defender personal injury claims based on land and marine/offshore.
Our team acts for a broad range of market leading insurance and blue chip non-insurance businesses which are either self-insured or nominate Brodies to their insurers to handle the defence of personal injury claims.
We also have our own in-house advocacy team, enabling us to handle all aspects of defender personal injury claims in house, even those of the utmost complexity.
We also collaborate with specialists in other areas of our firm such as employment law, tax, construction, public sector, which allows us to provide innovative and collaborative solutions to multifaceted claims.
Chambers Review
Brodies provides a full service with particular expertise in RTAs, employers' liability and industrial disease actions. Its clients include major multinational insurers, self-insured companies and public bodies. The team is adept at dealing with marine and offshore matters and cases that relate to environmental and other forms of contamination. It is also noted for its in-house advocacy team and ability to draw upon expertise in areas such as housing, employment and tax for more complex claims.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Brodies are very thorough with their analysis and also very efficient in dealing with claims, ensuring that we are kept up to date"
"The team is very good and has a number of lawyers I can turn to for assistance on cases."
"I have full trust in the team at Brodies to handle any matters that arise within our business."
"Brodies are very thorough with their analysis and also very efficient in dealing with claims, ensuring that we are kept up to date"
"The team is very good and has a number of lawyers I can turn to for assistance on cases."
"I have full trust in the team at Brodies to handle any matters that arise within our business."
Notable Practitioners
Carly Forrest handles claims concerning employers' and public liability and RTAs. She concentrates her practice on catastrophic injury matters, such as brain and spinal injuries, as well as psychological impact. She also handles fatal claims.
"Carly is a very competent and helpful lawyer. She makes herself available to discuss any problems."
"She is a good and experienced lawyer."
Kate Donachie is experienced in handling claims related to RTAs. She also assists with employers' liability matters.
"Kate is very professional, extremely efficient and does a very good, thorough job."
Ranked Lawyers at
Brodies LLP
Scotland