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Road accident/whiplash compensation lawyers - Edinburgh

Any accident which takes place on a public highway or other public place can be termed a road accident. Obviously there is usually a vehicle of some sort involved, either colliding with another vehicle, or with a cycle, motorbike or pedestrian for example.

From 31st May 2021 in England and Wales, new rules will come into force which will affect how some road accident claims are dealt with. The rules will affect you if you have a:

Whiplash claim
Claim where the value of the injuries is no more than £5,000
All other Road Traffic Accident (RTA) related claims

Our specialist lawyers will be able to advise you on these changes.

Type of road accident (optional)

Cyclists

Motorcycles

Uninsured/untraced drivers

Whiplash

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Mrs Mairi Day of DIGBY BROWN LLP in Edinburgh

Mairi joined Digby Brown in 2005 having graduated from the University of Aberdeen in 1998. She qualified as a solicitor and notary public in 2001 and spent several years with other Scottish solicitors before joining as a personal injury solicitor for the Network Department in Digby Brown's Edinburgh office. Mairi works on all aspects of personal injury law, including Sheriff Court and Court of Session actions, road traffic claims and employer’s liability claims.

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Mrs Julie Harris of ALLAN MCDOUGALL SOLICITORS in Edinburgh

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Miss Kim Leslie of IRWIN MITCHELL SCOTLAND LLP in Edinburgh

Kim Leslie is a partner in Irwin Mitchell who has been a leading voice in the Scottish legal sector in recent years. Kim is a Fellow of APIL and is accredited by both The Association of Child Abuse Lawyers and The Law Society of Scotland. Kim has extensive experience of all types of personal injury work and is Head of Complex Injury for Scotland. She is an Executive Director of ACAL, Member of FOCIS and the Ogden Working Party. Kim was chair of ‘Restoring the Balance of...

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Miss Michaela Guthrie of BALFOUR+MANSON LLP in Edinburgh

I specialise in Medical Negligence and Personal Injury work, undertaking a wide variety of cases in the Court of Session and the All-Scotland Personal Injury Court in Edinburgh. I am an APIL Accredited Senior Litigator and am Accredited by the Law Society of Scotland for my expertise in Medical Negligence cases. I also have experience in Fatal Accident Inquiries and obtaining Criminal Injuries Compensation for pursuers. I am also experienced in cases involving the Voluntary...

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Miss Patricia McFadden of DIGBY BROWN LLP in Edinburgh

Trish joined Digby Brown in 1999. She is a graduate of the University of Edinburgh and qualified in 2000. Trish is an Associate within the Clinical Negligence Department in Edinburgh and is an accredited specialist in medical negligence law. She deals with a wide range of clinical and medical negligence claims in Scotland. She specialises in Court of Session litigation and is a member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL). In addition Trish has a wealth of experience in...

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Mr David Short of BALFOUR+MANSON LLP in Edinburgh

David Short has over 25 years’ experiencing working in personal injury. He specialises in personal injury damages cases from straightforward to highly complex matters. He regularly represent clients in road traffic accidents, industrial disease, work place and clinical negligence cases. David has a particular speciality in aviation accident cases having represented clients in 22 air crash matters. He is currently representing clients in the Malaysian Airlines MH17...

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Miss Miranda Becher of DRUMMOND MILLER LLP in Edinburgh

Miranda Becher has worked as a solicitor at Drummond Miller LLP in Edinburgh since graduating LLB (Hons), Dip. L.P. from the University of Edinburgh in 1995. She was assumed as a Partner of the firm on 1 December 2012. She specialises in personal injury and clinical negligence litigation in the Court of Session (Scotland's top civil court). A number of her cases have been decided in the House of Lords (now the UK Supreme Court), and have clarified or restated the law relating to personal...

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Mr Gordon Dalyell of DIGBY BROWN LLP in Edinburgh

Gordon Dalyell qualified as a solicitor in 1990, and joined Digby Brown, as a partner, in 1998. He heads up the Network Department. He has wide experience in dealing with many areas of personal injury, including accidents at work, and road traffic accidents, as well as fatal accident claims and claims for miscarriages of justice. Gordon obtained rights of audience as a Solicitor-Advocate (civil) in 2003. He has been accredited as a specialist in Personal Injury Law by the Law Society...

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Ms Ann Logan of BALFOUR+MANSON LLP in Edinburgh

I am a Partner in balfour+manson LLP with over 28 years’ experience of personal injury litigation, specialising in pursuing clinical negligence claims on behalf of individuals. I have extensive experience in high value, catastrophic injury claims, particularly cerebral palsy, birth trauma, eye surgery and delayed diagnosis of cancer. I conduct cases in all areas including surgical, GP and dental cases, as well as in related health professions and in respect of cosmetic...

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