Clients we
have helped
Because if it matters to you, it matters to Digby Brown
Each year, Digby Brown Solicitors helps thousands of people who have had an injury as a result of an accident caused by negligence of others. Our goal is to help them achieve fair and just compensation and help them get back to as close to a pre-accident position as possible, as quickly as possible.
We have offices throughout Scotland and represent people throughout the country who have been involved in different types of accidents.
Below are just a few examples of people we have helped. Click on the links for more information on cases.
Client stories
CyclingNursery teacher delighted after legal win helps her get back on bike after crashMelanie Martin was left with horrendous injuries after being struck by a 4x4 while out cycling.Ayr
Oil, gas or shipping accidentOffshore worker with career-ending shoulder injury secures life-changing compensationMr Finlayson was 13 days into his rotation on a North Sea platform when he suffered an agonising injury that ended his offshore career.Aberdeen
Work accidentEast Lothian gran scalded by hot oil secures five-figure settlement after kitchen horrorKaryn Morgan was working at The Old Clubhouse in Gullane when she suffered agonising burn injuries to her legs and feet.Edinburgh
Accident in public place“Tesco offered £400 after my fall on a wet floor – but Digby Brown got me £5,000”Rhona MacDonald suffered painful sprains to her wrist and knee after falling on the wet floor of the Tesco in Renfrew.Glasgow
Car accidentWoman crushed by Land Rover gets £125,000 - after insurers tried to “fob her off” with just £5kRosie Don was not the kind of person who ever thought of making a personal injury claim.Dundee
Car accidentWoman receives £100,000 after rear-end crash in Scottish BordersSandra McKain was making her way home from work for lunch when she was injured in a car crash.Glasgow
Road traffic accidentWoman, 30, hit by lorry just metres from home is “lucky to be alive”“I knew it was going to hit me - I just thought ‘I’m going to die’.”Edinburgh
Car accidentPolish driver receives compensation 75 TIMES more than the first offer!Read this story in Polish at Polka otrzymuje odszkodowanie 75 RAZY większe od pierwotnej oferty!Edinburgh
Asbestos & industrial diseaseAsbestos sufferer secures over three times more compensation thanks to specialist legal adviceJohn Ross was 78 years old when he was diagnosed with asbestos-related pleural plaques, asbestosis and asbestos-related lung cancer.Glasgow
PedestrianDriver's blame game fails after his own dashcam footage shows HE is at fault for running over pedestrianJohn O’Halloran was making the 10 minute walk from his home to his dad’s house when he was knocked over by a car as he crossed Woodhill Road near…Glasgow
Clinical negligenceFamily secures £358,000 after medical staff failed to address husband’s lung cancerIn 2016 Mr Love was at a work event in the north-east of the country when he suddenly collapsed.Glasgow
Car accidentInverness grandfather secures £30,000 in car crash claim – SIX TIMES more than the insurer offerJames Innes was driving on the A96 between Forres and Nairn when another car shot out of a junction causing the crash.Inverness
Car accidentMore than FOUR TIMES initial compensation for gran injured in car wash collisionAnne Thompson, 68, was out with her family on Saint Valentine's Day when she was involved in a car accident in the queue for a car wash at an Asda supermarket…Dundee
Work accidentNINE TIMES the original offer secured for injured lorry driverIan Gardiner was employed as an HGV driver for just over a year when an accident at work sent him into early retirement.Dundee
ConstructionSawmill worker backed by Celtic goalkeeper settles HGV crash claimWhen you see Scott Sloan you’d have no idea what he survived. Not only was he run over by a lorry but he somehow escaped with only moderate injuries.Glasgow
Work accidentHotel worker secures five-figure sum after horrific elbow injuryBlanch McGinlay worked at the Village Hotel in Glasgow for almost eight years and was due to finish up for her holidays when her accident at work happened.Glasgow
Car accidentVan driver receives significant compensation after life-changing crash with taxiStephen McIntyre was driving in Ayrshire when he crashed head-on with a taxi that crossed into his lane.Ayr
Car accidentDriver wins legal action 14 TIMES more than first offer after “insurer accused him of lying”Dealing with insurance companies can be difficult but one man apparently suffered particularly horrendous treatment before coming to Digby Brown for help.Kirkcaldy
Car accidentMum suffered horrific injuries after dangerous driver causes serious crashThe day after St Valentine’s Day Kirsty Dawson was travelling along the A907 when another driver – who was speeding in an attempt to overtake a long queue of…Edinburgh
Accidents abroadAgonising knee injury ruins 60th birthday cruiseHelen Hogg was halfway through her dream Croatian cruise when a horror fall split her knee open.Edinburgh
Car accidentForres driver receives £6,000 for whiplash injuries after lorry crashLaura Munro from Kinloss suffered neck and shoulder injuries after a reversing lorry backed into her parked car.Inverness
FactoryFactory worker secures nearly £90,000 after suffering shoulder injuryGeorge suffered a painful shoulder injury after falling on the slippery floor of a scallop factory.Glasgow
MotorcycleBiker with broken neck recovers after Digby Brown support – and gets back on his bike!Harry Saunders was travelling south on the A82 near the Bridge of Orchy when he was caught in a multi-vehicle crash.Glasgow
Asbestos & industrial diseaseFamily awarded £535,000 over fatal asbestos exposureIn the late 1960s, Jurek Mlotkiewicz was exposed to asbestos while working as a chemist with Scottish Power at Kincardine Power Station in Fife.Glasgow