Law firm profile

Digby Brown LLP

Digby Brown LLP is a Scottish law firm that acts for injured people and their families. Its Glasgow office is at 2 West Regent Street in the city centre, and it also has offices in Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Dundee, Inverness, Kirkcaldy and Ayr. The firm says it has worked in Scotland for more than 100 years. Its practice is built around claims brought by pursuers, covering road traffic and workplace accidents, serious and fatal injuries, asbestos and industrial disease, abuse claims, accidents abroad, product liability and clinical negligence. Most claims are run on a no win no fee basis backed by the firm's own funding company, Compensate. Enquiries go through a single national phone line, which is staffed in the evenings and at weekends, and an online enquiry form.

Personal Injury Medical Negligence

Call 0333 200 5926 Visit digbybrown.co.uk

Where this firm ranks: 1st for personal injury; 1st for medical negligence in Glasgow, on our editorial shortlists.

Legal services offered in Glasgow

Personal Injury

Ranked 1st in Glasgow

Personal injury is the firm's core practice, and it acts only for injured individuals and bereaved families. Service pages cover road traffic accidents, accidents at work, serious brain and spinal injuries, fatal accidents, asbestos and industrial disease, accidents abroad, criminal injury and product liability. The Glasgow office houses the head of the serious injury department, who is a solicitor advocate. Claims are generally funded on a no win no fee basis through the firm's own funding company.

Ranked Band 1 for Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant (Scotland) in Chambers UK 2027
Listed in Tier 1 of the Legal 500 Scotland ranking for Personal injury: pursuer
Partners include Law Society of Scotland accredited specialists in Personal Injury Law and APIL members
Glasgow city centre office at 2 West Regent Street

Evidence assessed for personal injury

Evidence assessed

Specialism focus: Very strong
Credentials: Strong
Independent recognition: Very strong
Glasgow presence: Strong
Client feedback: Very strong
Service clarity: Strong

Evidence score (how this works)91/100

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Medical Negligence

Ranked 1st in Glasgow

The clinical negligence department is led from Glasgow by a partner who is a Law Society of Scotland accredited specialist in medical negligence law. It acts for patients and bereaved relatives in claims against the NHS, GPs, dental practices and private providers, covering misdiagnosis, cancer diagnosis delays, birth injuries including cerebral palsy, surgical errors and infected blood. The firm is a member of AvMA and offers free initial advice, with claims funded on a no win no fee basis.

Department head Ruth Kelliher is Glasgow based and a Law Society of Scotland accredited specialist in medical negligence law
Ranked Band 2 for Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant (Scotland) in Chambers UK 2027
Listed in Tier 1 of the Legal 500 Scotland ranking for Medical negligence: pursuer
Firm states it is a member of Action against Medical Accidents (AvMA)

Evidence assessed for medical negligence

Evidence assessed

Specialism focus: Very strong
Credentials: Very strong
Independent recognition: Very strong
Glasgow presence: Strong
Client feedback: Very strong
Service clarity: Strong

Evidence score (how this works)95/100

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Solicitors and team

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Chris Stewart
Partner and Head of Serious Injury Department, Solicitor Advocate (Glasgow)
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Ruth Kelliher
Partner and Head of Clinical Negligence (Glasgow)
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Credentials and independent recognition

Law Society of Scotland accredited specialists

Gordon Dalyell: Law Society of Scotland Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law (Edinburgh office) (source)
Robert Kernaghan: Law Society of Scotland Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law (Dundee office) (source)
Ruth Kelliher: Law Society of Scotland Accredited Specialist in Medical Negligence Law (source)
Trish McFadden: Law Society of Scotland Accredited Specialist in Medical Negligence Law (Edinburgh office) (source)

Independent directories and awards

Chambers UK 2027: Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant, Scotland, Band 1 (source)
Legal 500 UK, Scotland: Personal injury: pursuer, Tier 1 (edition year not shown on the ranking page) (source)
Chambers UK 2027: Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant: Industrial Disease, UK-wide, Band 2 (source)
Chambers UK 2027: Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant, Scotland, Band 2 (source)
Legal 500 UK, Scotland: Medical negligence: pursuer, Tier 1 (edition year not shown on the ranking page) (source)

Client review information

Figures as published on each platform on the date shown. We do not host reviews and cannot verify individual reviews.

Trustpilot: 4.8 out of 5 from 3,720 reviews, checked 23 October 2026 (view on Trustpilot)

Sources and verification

This profile was last verified on 23 October 2026 using the sources below. If anything is out of date, please submit a correction.

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Contact us: office addresses, national phone number, no public email (checked 23 October 2026)
Glasgow office: Glasgow address, phone, office hours (checked 23 October 2026)
Digby Brown homepage: service areas, history statement (checked 23 October 2026)
Personal injury claims Scotland: personal injury services (checked 23 October 2026)
Clinical negligence: medical negligence services, AvMA membership, funding (checked 23 October 2026)
No win no fee funding: funding model, Compensate (checked 23 October 2026)
Chris Stewart profile: team, solicitor advocate, Glasgow (checked 23 October 2026)
Ruth Kelliher profile: team, accreditation, Glasgow (checked 23 October 2026)
Gordon Dalyell profile: accredited specialist PI (checked 23 October 2026)
Robert Kernaghan profile: accredited specialist PI (checked 23 October 2026)
Trish McFadden profile: accredited specialist medical negligence (checked 23 October 2026)
Chambers and Partners: Digby Brown LLP Glasgow: Chambers UK 2027 rankings (checked 23 October 2026)
Legal 500 Scotland: Personal injury: pursuer: Tier 1 ranking (checked 23 October 2026)
Legal 500 Scotland: Medical negligence: pursuer: Tier 1 ranking (checked 23 October 2026)
Digby Brown on Trustpilot: review rating and count (checked 23 October 2026)

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