Ranked in 3 Practice Areas
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Band 1

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Band 1

Product Liability

Scotland

6 Years Ranked

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Band 2

Professional Discipline

Scotland

10 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Duncan Batchelor

UK

Practice Areas

Duncan qualified in 2003 and became a partner in 2011. He is a member of the Law Society of Scotland Accreditation Panel for personal injury specialists and has acted for clients from the sheriff court to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. Duncan has acted in some of the most important personal injury litigation in Scotland in recent years.

Since 2011, Duncan has held extended rights of audience in the civil courts. He leads our annual advocacy course. In addition to court work Duncan also appears before various professional regulators including the MPTS, GDC and NMC. He is a member of the Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers and the Forum of Insurance Lawyers. Duncan sits on the Legal Director Selection Committee. He is also training manager for the Scottish practice, a member of the trainee committee and is our Scottish lead for pro bono work.

Experience

Clinical Negligence:

Acting on behalf of indemnifiers and insurers in the defnce of clinical negligence cases of all types and values. Representing doctors, dentists, allied professionals, private hospitals and care homes amongst others.

Abuse:

Duncan has approximately 20 years’ experience representing organisation and insurers in the defence of claims involving allegations of childhood and elder abuse and neglect.

Representing a core participant and other organisations with leave to appear in the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry.

Professional Discipline:

Representing doctors, dentists, nurses and other healthcare professionals at all stages of fitness to practise proceedings. Successfully representing registrants in the judicial review of regulatory decisions and in statutory appeals.

Human Rights:

Acting in defence of large scale group action involving over 500 claimants relating to the handcuffing of prisoners in hospitals and other locations.

Product Liability:

Successfully defending a complex product liability claim involving a metal on metal hip prosthesis at first instance, on appeal and before the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.

Acting on behalf of the manufacturers of medical products in large scale class action arising out of the use of surgical mesh.

Representing the insurers of a cosmetic clinic in group litigation arising from the PIP breast implant scandal.

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Clinical Negligence: Mainly Defendant - Scotland

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Band 1
Individual Editorial
Duncan Batchelor has a focus on product liability cases as well as negligent care claims. His clients include private organisations and insurance companies.

Product Liability - Scotland

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Band 1
Individual Editorial

Duncan Batchelor leads Clyde & Co's product liability practice in Edinburgh. He has a highly regarded product liability practice representing manufacturers and insurers in complex claims concerning defective medical products.


Professional Discipline - Scotland

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Band 2
Individual Editorial
Duncan Batchelor is noted for his proficiency in representing medical practitioners in disciplinary proceedings before the NMC, GDC and GMC. He assists clients facing a range of misconduct allegations, including dishonesty and sexual assault.

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