UK Guide 2026 : Scotland
Ranked Individuals
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The Edinburgh-based Pinsent Masons team acts for clients across a variety of sectors such as infrastructure, life sciences and energy. It has notable strength handling personal injury and property damage claims arising from defective products. Further, the firm advises on multinational regulatory compliance issues.
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Pinsent Masons acted on behalf of Diageo in relation to the defence of a large group of claims seeking damages allegedly caused by the release of ethanol in the process of scotch whisky maturation.
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The team are really great with updates, laying out different pathways and telling us what they recommend. They are very efficient and helpful and great communicators. It makes life very easy for us.
The firm has a strong and deep bench with the ability to work with technical, scientific issues and manage technical experts. It has good knowledge of local courts and judges, with strong advocates.
The Pinsents team are outstanding in terms of preparation, client communication and responsiveness. They are open to being creative and their focus is winning, not merely avoiding a loss.
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Jacqueline is a very experienced litigator.
Jacqueline has an outstanding ability to handle complex commercial matters.
Jacqueline is very pragmatic and communicative. I like her a lot.
Jacqueline brings great strategic leadership to every matter she handles. She remains aware of the big picture while not losing sight of the important details.
Jacqueline knows the courts and the players in this space very well. She is a very bright legal mind and I only have great things to say about her.
Senior associate Steven Blane is an experienced practitioner in the product liability market who often works with high-profile clients. He ably assists a range of manufacturers with litigation and advises on regulatory matters and product recalls.
Product Liability
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