Experience

Walker Laird Solicitors and Estate Agents

• United Kingdom
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Solicitor - Head of Reparation

  • Aug 2021 - Present



Digby Brown Solicitors

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Solicitor

  • Nov 2017 - Aug 2021

  Solicitor specialising in personal injury, ScotlandLitigatorNotary PublicCourt workFull case life from new client through to proof. Experienced at running proofs at Sheriff Court on both liability and quantum, and instructing for Court of Session.My current role is focussed on product liability as part of the specialist product liability team at Digby Brown. I also have extensive experience in pursuing workplace claims, occupier liability claims and road traffic collisions. I also work within the professional support unit at Digby Brown, providing updates and support to solicitors within the firm.Notable successes include: Appeal decision in Davidson v North Lanarkshire Council 2014SCAIR4 - successfully obtained an award following a psychiatric injury suffered following an accident at workInner House decision in Kennedy v Chivas Brothers Limited [2013] CSIH 57 - relating to foreseeability in terms of suitability in a PUWER Reg 4 case and also risk in terms of the Manual Handlings Operations Regulations. Show less

• Litigating Solicitor

  • Jun 2011 - Nov 2017

  Solicitor specialising in personal injury, ScotlandLitigatorNotary PublicCourt workFull case life from new client through to proof. Experienced at running proofs at Sheriff Court on both liability and quantum, and instructing for Court of Session.

• Trainee solicitor

  • Jun 2009 - Jun 2011

  Personal injury and employment litigation



Victim Support Scotland

• United Kingdom
• Individual and Family Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Policy and Research

  • 2003 - 2006

  Responding to consultations and providing evidence to the Scottish Parliament and Committees and to the Scottish Executive and Ministers. Responding to consultations and providing evidence to the Scottish Parliament and Committees and to the Scottish Executive and Ministers.



SCoJEC

• Public Affairs Officer

  • Jun 2000 - Jun 2003



RBS / Tesco Personal Finance

• Personal Finance Officer

  • 1997 - 2000

• Personal Finance Officer

  • 1997 - 2000