Chambers Review
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Personal Injury - Scotland (Bar)
What the Team is Known For
The advocates at Arnot Manderson are regularly called upon to represent both pursuers and defenders in a wide range of personal injury claims. The team's broad expertise encompasses catastrophic injury, psychiatric injury and stress claims, as well as complex industrial disease cases, and members have experience appearing before the courts at all levels, up to and including the UK Supreme Court. The stable's advocates are also noted for their expertise in fatal claims and are frequently instructed to appear in fatal accident inquiries. Recent cases include acting on behalf of employee in relation to claim for psychiatric injury sustained due to the Defender employer allegedly implementing inadequate protections against risk of COVID-19 transmission. Feedback states: "The stable really stands out for its wide-ranging expertise. The team handles tough cases with skill, always offering advice that is both responsive and tailored to what is needed."
Andrew Sutherland is the advocates' clerk.
Strengths
Arnot Manderson clerks are excellent to work with.
The clerks provide excellent service as standard.
Notable practitioners
Arabella Tait represents both pursuers and defenders in high-value, complex matters including road traffic accidents, catastrophic injury and industrial disease claims. She has considerable experience in asbestos-related cases. She is capable of handling complex claims arising from accidents at work.
Arabella's ability to master complex matters and explain them to clients in a digestible manner is second to none. She is excellent with clients.
Duncan Hamilton KC has a broad general practice with a strong skill set representing clients in high-value personal injury claims including in fatalities and psychiatric injury.
Duncan Hamilton KC is a first-class silk who is brilliant with clients and a tenacious advocate and negotiator.
Laura Thomson has a varied practice covering a wide range of personal injury and professional negligence matters. She demonstrates experience handling fatal and catastrophic injury claims, as well as those involving harassment, psychiatric injury and industrial disease.
She is an extremely capable and highly personable senior counsel. She is excellent with clients.
Laura Thomson KC is very personable with clients and very well-prepared. She is absolutely excellent.
She is extremely thorough and an excellent tactician.
Neil Mackenzie KC is a standout silk for industrial disease cases and particularly claims involving asbestos. He is highly regarded for his experience in both personal injury and clinical negligence claims. His experience involves arguing cases before the Court of Session and Supreme Court.
Nick Gardiner is an experienced junior acting for pursuers and defenders in a variety of personal injury cases. He is adept at handling claims involving stress at work, industrial disease and injuries stemming from road traffic accidents. He also has specialist expertise in offshore accidents.
Nick Gardiner's strength is his attention to detail and his thoroughness. Nothing is ever missed. He is very careful and calculated in his cases.