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Professional Discipline - Scotland
Individual Editorial
Elaine Motion is highly adept at prosecuting solicitors in proceedings before the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal. She possesses additional experience representing individuals before their relevant regulatory bodies, including universities and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.
Strengths
Elaine is really experienced and knows this area of law really well.
She is impressive from the get-go. Elaine is both legally and commercially very astute and able to explain the legal terminology in a language we can understand.
Administrative & Public Law - Scotland
Individual Editorial
Elaine Motion is a well-recognised practitioner at Balfour+Manson. She is held in high regard for her ability to handle sophisticated disputes arising in the administrative and public law space.
Strengths
She will fight tooth and nail for her clients.
She is incredibly tenacious and fights really hard for the client.
Civil Liberties & Human Rights - Scotland
Individual Editorial
Chair of Balfour+Manson Elaine Motion is among the most respected civil liberties and human rights practitioners in Scotland. She is adept across both public law and human rights challenges against the government and other public bodies.
Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant - Scotland
Individual Editorial
Elaine Motion is an experienced solicitor with particular knowledge of court procedures and practice.She deals with large childbirth injury and cerebral palsy claims as well as delayed diagnosis of cancer claims, with a particular focus on breast and bowel cancer cases.