Personal Injury: Mainly Defendant - Scotland
What the Team is Known For
DWF draws on expertise from offices around the UK to offer clients a full-service approach. The Scottish personal injury defence team acts for a number of prominent insurers in fatal accident inquiries. It specialises in a wide variety of areas including catastrophic injuries arising from motor and workplace claims. The firm also has a counter-fraud team to deal with dubious claims.
Strengths
"All members of the DWF team are very knowledgeable and competent. All the way up to partner, staff are available, responsive and answer requests or queries promptly."
"There is a real wealth of experience within the team. They make themselves available and make the time on a regular basis to share their knowledge."
"DWF has strong depth in the team and we have excellent access to both directors and senior associates to obtain strategic and tactical advice from their subject matter experts."
Notable Practitioners
Andrew Lothian handles high-value fatal accidents and catastrophic injury claims, often involving issues of employers' liability. He also offers experience in accident abroad claims. "Andrew is good and knows his stuff."
