Ranking tables

Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant | UK

Scotland

Personal Injury covers the full scope of litigation arising from injuries sustained outside of a clinical context. This includes litigation arising from workplace accidents, motor accidents and abuse claims. Please note there is a separate table for industrial disease claims.  This table ranks firms and lawyers that act for the individuals, or groups of individuals, bringing claims.  Firms that represent insurers and other defendants are ranked elsewhere in our Mainly Defendant tables. Certain niche areas of international work are also covered by this section, such as injuries and abuse resulting from wars and corporate negligence, although purely travel-related injuries are covered in a separate section within the Travel section of the guide entitled International Personal Injury.

Rankings overview for Departments

2

Band 2

  1. Balfour+Manson LLP
  2. Lindsays
  3. Thorntons Law LLP
3

Band 3

  1. Harper Macleod LLP
    Harper Macleod LLP 4 Years Ranked
  2. Irwin Mitchell
    Irwin Mitchell 13 Years Ranked
  3. Morton Fraser MacRoberts
    Morton Fraser MacRoberts 2 Years Ranked
  4. Anderson Strathern
  5. Jackson Boyd LLP
  6. Thompsons Solicitors Scotland
S

Senior Statespeople

  1. David ShortBalfour+Manson LLP
  2. Robert CarrAnderson Strathern
E

Eminent Practitioners

  1. Gordon McBeanThorntons Law LLP
1

Band 1

  1. Gordon Dalyell Digby Brown LLP6 Years Ranked
  2. David ArmstrongLindsays
  3. David S McIntoshBalfour+Manson LLP
2

Band 2

  1. David Bell
    David Bell Irwin Mitchell9 Years Ranked
  2. Neil Davidson Digby Brown LLP3 Years Ranked
  3. Robert Kernaghan Digby Brown LLP3 Years Ranked
  4. Clare MacphersonThorntons Law LLP
  5. Jonathan CornwellLindsays
  6. Julie Clark-SpenceBalfour+Manson LLP
  7. Lisa GregoryGrant Smith Law
3

Band 3

  1. Chris Stewart Digby Brown LLP8 Years Ranked
  2. Heather Calderwood
    Heather Calderwood Harper Macleod LLP10 Years Ranked
  3. Karyn McPhee Slater and Gordon Lawyers1 Years Ranked
  4. Stuart Cochran Slater and Gordon Lawyers2 Years Ranked
  5. Alan MacdonaldJackson Boyd LLP
  6. Ann LoganBalfour+Manson LLP
  7. Dave BerryJackson Boyd LLP
  8. Debbie MilneJackson Boyd LLP
  9. Gary BurtonAnderson Strathern
  10. Laura BlaneThompsons Solicitors Scotland
  11. Lauren PasiLindsays
  12. Michelle AdamThorntons Law LLP
  13. Robbie WilsonAnderson Strathern
U

Up and Coming

  1. Nicola Edgar Morton Fraser MacRoberts1 Years Ranked
  2. Peter LittlefairBalfour+Manson LLP

Associates to watch

  1. Rachel HoltLindsays

All Departments profiles

1

Band 1

  1. Digby Brown LLP
    1
    Digby Brown LLP
    Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant
    2025 | Band 1 | 19 Years Ranked
    Digby Brown has a team of specialists in offices across Scotland. Its practice is split into a series of specialist areas, ensuring it is able to provide clients with deep expertise across the full gamut of personal injury matters, including employers' liability, motor accidents and offshore accidents. It also handles cases concerning historic injuries, including asbestos-related injuries and sex abuse claims. The firm offers its own bespoke 'Compensate' litigation funding product, meaning it can provide clients with flexibility in managing the risks and costs of litigation.
2

Band 2

  1. Balfour+Manson LLP
    Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant
    2025 | Band 2
  2. Lindsays
    Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant
    2025 | Band 2
  3. Thorntons Law LLP
    Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant
    2025 | Band 2
3

Band 3

  1. Harper Macleod LLP
    3
    Harper Macleod LLP
    Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant
    2025 | Band 3 | 4 Years Ranked
    Harper Macleod's well-regarded team has considerable experience in employers' and public liability and industrial disease actions. It is also noted for handling cases with cross-border elements. It has an office presence in the Central Belt and on the islands of Scotland, ensuring clients across the country can receive a full service to meet their needs. The lawyers are experienced in dealing with fatal accident claims including motor accidents and marine and workplace accidents.
  2. Irwin Mitchell
    3
    Irwin Mitchell
    Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant
    2025 | Band 3 | 13 Years Ranked
    Irwin Mitchell specialises in high-value, complex personal injury claims. It frequently handles motor accidents, employers' and public liability, and industrial disease actions such as asbestos and Legionnaires' disease-related claims. The team is also experienced in cases involving military law and regularly handles matters involving serious injuries and fatalities. Clients benefit from great depth of resources provided by the wider firm's network throughout the UK.
  3. Morton Fraser MacRoberts
    3
    Morton Fraser MacRoberts
    Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant
    2025 | Band 3 | 2 Years Ranked
    Morton Fraser MacRoberts houses a specialist team that handle claims relating to industrial disease and motor accidents. It has deep expertise across asbestos-related matters, especially mesothelioma cases. The team regularly handles matters involving serious injuries and fatalities.
  4. Anderson Strathern
    Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant
    2025 | Band 3
  5. Jackson Boyd LLP
    Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant
    2025 | Band 3
  6. Thompsons Solicitors Scotland
    Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant
    2025 | Band 3