Law firm profile

Jackson Boyd

Jackson Boyd is a Glasgow law firm with its head office at Framework, 124 St Vincent Street. It concentrates on claimant work, chiefly personal injury and clinical negligence claims, most of which it runs on a no win, no fee basis, alongside employment law, civil dispute resolution and the defence of road traffic offences. The firm says it has been operating for over twenty years and helped more than 12,000 people in the past year. Its team page lists over sixty staff, including partners, solicitors, trainees and claims negotiators. It does not offer family law, conveyancing or private client services. The firm is ranked by Legal 500 and Chambers UK for Scottish personal injury claimant work.

Where this firm ranks: 8th for personal injury; 8th for medical negligence in Glasgow, on our editorial shortlists.

Legal services offered in Glasgow

Employment Law

Listed, not in ranked shortlist

The employment team acts for employees and employers on settlement agreements, unfair dismissal, redundancy, discrimination, whistleblowing and tribunal representation, and also prepares contracts and workplace policies and delivers training. A free consultation is offered, but the service page does not explain fee arrangements or name the solicitors responsible for this work.

  • Dedicated employment law section acting for both employees and employers
  • Covers tribunal representation, settlement agreements and discrimination claims
Evidence assessed for employment law

Evidence assessed

Specialism focus
Good
Credentials
None found
Independent recognition
None found
Glasgow presence
Good
Client feedback
Very strong
Service clarity
Good
Evidence score (how this works)40/100

Compare employment law solicitors in GlasgowFirm's employment law page (opens in a new tab)

Personal Injury

Ranked 8th in Glasgow

Personal injury is the firm's core practice. The team handles road traffic, workplace, public liability, industrial disease, fatal accident, holiday and product liability claims, as well as psychological injury and criminal injuries compensation. Most cases run on a no win, no fee basis with a free first consultation, and the site outlines the claims process including rehabilitation and medical evidence. Partner David McKinney is named on the service page.

  • Ranked Band 3 for Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant (Scotland) in Chambers UK 2026, with two individually ranked lawyers
  • Ranked Tier 3 for Personal injury: pursuer (Scotland) on the Legal 500 ranking page viewed in October 2026
  • Detailed pages for a wide range of claim types and an explanation of the claims process
  • Large public review base: 4.8 TrustScore from 2,081 Trustpilot reviews and 4.9 from 2,266 reviews on ReviewSolicitors
Evidence assessed for personal injury

Evidence assessed

Specialism focus
Very strong
Credentials
None found
Independent recognition
Good
Glasgow presence
Good
Client feedback
Very strong
Service clarity
Strong
Evidence score (how this works)64/100

Compare personal injury solicitors in GlasgowFirm's personal injury page (opens in a new tab)

Medical Negligence

Ranked 8th in Glasgow

Clinical negligence sits within the personal injury department and covers matters such as A&E errors, anaesthetic injury, cancer misdiagnosis, care home negligence and pelvic mesh claims. The site sets out a six step process from obtaining medical records to independent expert review, and offers a free consultation with no win, no fee funding. No individual solicitors are named on the service page.

  • Dedicated clinical negligence page with sub-pages for specific claim types
  • Explains the claim process, including independent medical expert review, and the three year time limit
  • Offers no win, no fee funding and a free initial consultation
Evidence assessed for medical negligence

Evidence assessed

Specialism focus
Strong
Credentials
None found
Independent recognition
None found
Glasgow presence
Good
Client feedback
Very strong
Service clarity
Strong
Evidence score (how this works)47/100

Compare medical negligence solicitors in GlasgowFirm's medical negligence page (opens in a new tab)

Dispute Resolution

Listed, not in ranked shortlist

The dispute resolution team deals with landlord and tenant matters, neighbour disputes, contract and home renovation disputes, consumer complaints, property disputes and debt recovery, and says it appears in courts across Scotland. The service page names ten key contacts, including partner Alan Cameron and senior associate Gillian McCluskey, but does not explain fees beyond offering a free initial consultation.

  • Dedicated dispute resolution section with pages on landlord and tenant, neighbour and contract disputes
  • Ten key contacts named on the service page, including a partner and a senior associate
Evidence assessed for dispute resolution

Evidence assessed

Specialism focus
Good
Credentials
None found
Independent recognition
None found
Glasgow presence
Good
Client feedback
Very strong
Service clarity
Good
Evidence score (how this works)40/100

Compare dispute resolution solicitors in GlasgowFirm's dispute resolution page (opens in a new tab)

Solicitors and team

Named on the firm's own website at the time of verification. Check with the firm who will handle your matter.

Credentials and independent recognition

Independent directories and awards

  • Chambers UK 2026: Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant, Scotland, Band 3; Dave Berry and Alan Macdonald individually ranked (source)
  • Legal 500 UK: Scotland, Insurance, Personal injury: pursuer, Tier 3 (current ranking page viewed 23 October 2026; edition year not shown on the 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.

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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  1. Jackson Boyd home page: trading name, phone, services, over twenty years claim (checked 23 October 2026)
  2. Contact Us: head office address and phone (checked 23 October 2026)
  3. Our People: team names and titles (checked 23 October 2026)
  4. About Us: history, awards, review claims (checked 23 October 2026)
  5. Personal Injury: personal injury service, David McKinney (checked 23 October 2026)
  6. Clinical Negligence: clinical negligence service (checked 23 October 2026)
  7. Employment Law: employment service (checked 23 October 2026)
  8. Dispute Resolution: dispute resolution service and key contacts (checked 23 October 2026)
  9. Road Traffic Offences: motoring offence defence (checked 23 October 2026)
  10. Terms and Conditions: no other offices or regulatory statement shown (checked 23 October 2026)
  11. Chambers and Partners: Jackson Boyd LLP firm profile: Chambers UK 2026 ranking and ranked individuals (checked 23 October 2026)
  12. Chambers UK ranking table: Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant, Scotland: Band 3 placement (checked 23 October 2026)
  13. Legal 500 UK: Scotland, Personal injury: pursuer: Tier 3 placement (checked 23 October 2026)
  14. Trustpilot: Jackson Boyd Lawyers: TrustScore and review count (checked 23 October 2026)
  15. ReviewSolicitors: Jackson Boyd Lawyers: rating, review count, address (checked 23 October 2026)
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