Digby Brown Solicitors

Robert T. Swanney
The Savoy Tower
77 Renfrew Street
Glasgow
G23 3BZ
Scotland

T: 0141 566 9502
F: 0141 566 9500

E: robert.swanney@digbybrown.co.uk
W: http://www.digbybrown.co.uk

Digby Brown Solicitors is Scotland’s largest specialist personal injury practice with offices in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee and Glenrothes. The firm’s brain injury department has years of experience and the expert knowledge in dealing with what are often highly complex cases. Headed by Robert Swanney, rated ‘Leader in his Field’ by Chambers Guide to the UK Legal Profession, he and his team have helped settle many multi-million pound cases. Digby Brown has particular experience in dealing with cases for children with acquired brain injury and a proven track record of dealing with complex medical negligence, particularly cerebral palsy.

Digby Brown’s aim is to assist the client to receive full and prompt compensation but also to help the client achieve the best outcome physically, psychologically and emotionally, subscribing fully to the Rehabilitation Code of Practice and to APIL’s Best Practice Guide on Rehabilitation. The firm recognises that the medical situation and quality of life may be improved by early intervention, by conducting an immediate needs assessment and by early interim payments. The aim is to start this process from the moment the firm is instructed rather than waiting until compensation is awarded. Digby Brown also focuses on the immediate provision of advice and support on statutory benefits and how to access local authority social services.

The firm founded the Head Injuries Trust for Scotland, providing legal counsellors for its voluntary counselling service that ran Scotland-wide. Digby Brown continues to be involved with the Scottish Head Injury Forum. It is listed on Headway’s Personal Injury List as specialists in brain injury, as well as writing the National Brain Injury Association’s publication, “Claiming compensation after Head Injury in Scotland”.

Digby Brown is rated Band 1 by the leading independent publications, Chambers Guide to the UK Legal Profession and The Legal 500.

Contact Memberships

A Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL)

B Law Society’s Specialist Personal Injury Panel or an Accredited Specialist, Law Society Scotland

Services Provided

D Offer advice on Court of Protection Receivership/Deputies (England & Wales), Office of Care & Protection (Northern Ireland) or Curatorship (Scotland)

F Have a Law Society/AVMA Clinical Negligence Panel member in it’s employment

G Act on a Conditional Fee agreement basis

H Have a premises that is accessible by wheelchair users

I Visit clients at home

J Offer a free initial interview to prospective clients

K Act on behalf of clients from outside the local area

L Manage investments in-house

M Offer a support service to families (this can be through in-house case management personnel or an external agency)

N Offer advice on how to invest any damages awarded

Related Firms

Digby Brown Solicitors, Dundee

Digby Brown Solicitors, Edinburgh

Digby Brown Solicitors, Glenrothes