Personal Injury: Mainly Defendant
UK Guide 2025 : Scotland
Band 3
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The Weightmans personal injury defence practice covers the full range of employers' and public liability cases, regularly handling catastrophic and fatal claims, and often acting on behalf of many of the UK's top insurers and adjusters. The team is active on RTAs, with increasing experience in motor fraud claims, and also has a solid track record in disease claims, including asbestos-related cases. The Scottish team is skilled at handling marine disputes and cross-border matters, with its strong presence south of the border facilitating UK-wide assistance for clients.
Strengths
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"Weightmans react very quickly to correspondence and provide excellent service."
"The firm is very strong in terms of its industrial disease specialism, and their advice is always timely and useful."
"Weightmans react very quickly to correspondence and provide excellent service."
"The firm is very strong in terms of its industrial disease specialism, and their advice is always timely and useful."
Notable Practitioners
Pamela Stevenson is particularly active on industrial disease claims, including those concerning fatalities. She offers further experience handling RTAs and abuse claims.
"Pamela is a fountain of knowledge for disease matters with a willingness to help whenever called upon."
Seonaid Busby handles high-value catastrophic injury and fatal claims arising from RTAs, occupational disease and employers' and public liability.