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Scott is recognised as one of the leading international injury and travel lawyers in the UK, ranked in Chambers & Partners and Legal 500. Hugely experienced, he has recovered over £150m in damages for his clients in the UK and worldwide.

Scott’s expertise spans a broad range of international serious/catastrophic personal injury cases including adventure, sports and leisure accidents, European and international road traffic accidents and holiday claims and disputes.

He is also experienced in international recoveries, subrogation and insurance issues, travel insurance policy disputes.

Scott is well-versed in travel and tourism law, consumer travel issues, package travel regulations and international conventions including Montreal and Athens. His private international law expertise includes cases involving the Brussels Regulations and Convention, and Rome I and II Regulations.

Career

Scott qualified as a solicitor in 2003 having trained at Leigh Day. He joined Stewarts in 2006 and became a partner in 2013. He has worked exclusively for catastrophically injured clients for over 20 years.

Professional Memberships

Member of Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) – accredited Senior Litigator, Accidents Abroad Specialist and Accidents Abroad Specialist Assessor, Travel and Tourism Lawyers’ Association, Pan European Organisation of Personal Injury Lawyers, Headway & Spinal Injuries Association

Publications

Scott has had articles published in APIL’s PI Focus and the Solicitors Journal. He regularly speaks at the AGM of the Traumatic Brachial Plexus Injury Group.

Personal

Scott enjoys travel, theatre, Italian food and wine. Attending the Eurovision Song Contest is his not so guilty pleasure.

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Travel: International Personal Injury (Claimant) - UK-wide

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Individual Editorial
Scott Rigby is a respected advocate who frequently handles complex personal injury claims. He has a particular focus on claims arising from RTAs and employment accidents abroad.

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