Nicola Edgar

Senior Associate

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Nicola is an accredited specialist in personal injury law and a Senior Associate in our litigation team in Glasgow.

Nicola is experienced in dealing with pursuer and defender claims on behalf of individuals, large scale insurers, commercial clients and public sector clients. Nicola advises clients on cases involving medical negligence, employers' liability, public liability, cycling accidents, motor accidents and accidents abroad.

Nicola deals with pre-litigated cases in which she attempts to negotiate satisfactory settlements on behalf of her clients. If an agreement is not reached, she is able to provide sturdy advice based on her extensive experience of conducting cases in both the Court of Session and the Sheriff Court.

Expertise

Business expertise

Nicola has extensive experience in dealing with a wide variety of claims including employers' liability in personal injury cases. She has been accredited as a specialist in personal injury law and is highly experienced in facilitating out-of-court agreements and conducting proceedings in the Scottish courts.

Public Sector expertise

Nicola has substantial public sector litigation experience and has acted on behalf of a number of public sector clients. Due to this experience, Nicola is able to identify which cases may become sensitive and/or present reputational risk, and handles them appropriately. Nicola always ensures work is always carried out as efficiently as possible, whilst also keeping clients advised of any potential costs or savings.

Individuals and Families expertise

Nicola provides clear and thorough advice to a wide variety of clients, including individuals and families in personal injury claims.

She has successfully negotiated substantial damages on behalf of her clients in cases ranging from whiplash to advising in Fatal Accident Inquiries and catastrophic injury cases. She has successfully recovered significant damages on behalf of the pursuer in a medical negligence case in the Court of Session, Bell v Alliance Medical Limited & Ors.