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Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant | UK

Scotland

linical Negligence covers allegations of negligent acts committed by professionals working in the healthcare or pharmaceutical sectors. These cases usually arise from accusations that the defendants did not follow accepted industry practices, leading to the claimant’s injury or death.  We will accept both individual and group actions. Our Mainly Claimant tables rank lawyers and firms that specialist in representing claimants in these actions. Firms representing defendant insurers, health providers and medical practitioners are ranked elsewhere.

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Band 1

  1. Drummond Miller LLP
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    Drummond Miller LLP
    Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant
    2026 | Band 1 | 10 Years Ranked
    Drummond Miller has an impressive team with a strong offering across an array of clinical negligence mandates. The practitioners are experienced in handling high-value and complex birth injury matters, including cerebral palsy. The group frequently acts on claims involving informed consent, surgical errors and delays in diagnosis and treatment.
  2. Anderson Strathern
    Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant
    2026 | Band 1
  3. Balfour+Manson LLP
    Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant
    2026 | Band 1
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Band 2

  1. Digby Brown LLP
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    Digby Brown LLP
    Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant
    2026 | Band 2 | 4 Years Ranked

    Digby Brown has expertise in the full spectrum of clinical negligence matters. The practitioners display impressive aptitude in cases of negligent treatment, delayed diagnosis and complex causation issues. Its group offers further advice on high-value and complex birth injury claims such as cerebral palsy.

  2. Thorntons Law LLP
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    Thorntons Law LLP
    Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant
    2026 | Band 2 | 2 Years Ranked

    Thorntons Law has a skilled clinical negligence team with broad expertise, taking in cases concerning failure to diagnose, catastrophic birth injuries, amputations and oncology. Thorntons' solicitors appear regularly before the Court of Session.

  3. Lindsays
    Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant
    2026 | Band 2
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Band 3

  1. Harper Macleod LLP
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    Harper Macleod LLP
    Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant
    2026 | Band 3 | 1 Years Ranked

    Harper Macleod's clinical negligence team represents the pursuers in a a wide high value and complex cases. The team's experience covers a range of medical issues, including birth injuries, amputations and sepsis, as well as claims made by family members for wrongful death.

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    Jones Whyte Law
    Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant
    2026 | Band 3 | 1 Years Ranked

    Jones Whyte acts for pursuers in clinical negligence claims related to a variety of medical, dental and cosmetic procedures. This includes claims for surgical error, failure to diagnose cancer and prescription errors, as well as claims concerning inadequate care while in hospital.

  3. Slater and Gordon Lawyers
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    Slater and Gordon Lawyers
    Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant
    2026 | Band 3 | 4 Years Ranked

    Slater and Gordon has a team with extensive experience in the clinical negligence sphere. Its practitioners handle a broad range of matters including those concerning negligent surgery, fatal claims and delays in diagnosis. The group is also routinely called upon to provide counsel on complex cerebral palsy cases.