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Tanya qualified in 1994, becoming a partner in 2003. Throughout that time she has specialised in defender personal injury work. Her clients include insurers, self-insuring businesses, councils, public bodies and other agents.  She has particular knowledge and expertise of the retail sector.

Expérience
  • T v W 2022  - Occupational stress claim by a teacher, in which the Council were found not to have breached their duty of reasonable care to the pursuer having put her through a competency and disciplinary hearing.
  • Dewar v Scottish Borders Council 2017 – RTA case in which the Council were found not negligent in relation to their carriageway inspection regime, and therefore not liable to the motorcyclist pursuer. 
  • V -v- S 2013 - Scottish appeal decision in which we successfully defended a claim for damages by the family of a deceased employee who had been murdered by another employee whilst at work.
  • Thomson -v- Primark 2012 - Successful defence of a workplace slipping accident.
  • Tortolano -v- Ogilvie Group Construction Limited 2013 - Scottish appeal decision which held that the court had no jurisdiction to subvert the prescribed discount rate.
  • Hughes -v- Grampian Country Food Group 2007 - Scottish appeal case which defined the terms of the Manual Handling Regulations
  • Cross -v- HIE & WIE 2001 - as an assistant, involved in the successful defence of one of the first occupational stress cases in Scotland.

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Tanya is an experienced litigator instructed in a wide range of personal injury and catastrophic claims arising from road traffic, public liability and employers liability accidents. She is also regularly instructed in relation to historical child abuse claims.

Lignes directes
Bureau principal
Edinburgh, Albany House
+44 (0) 131 557 1545 +44 (0) 131 525 8651
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Profil complet

Tanya qualified in 1994, becoming a partner in 2003. Throughout that time she has specialised in defender personal injury work. Her clients include insurers, self-insuring businesses, councils, public bodies and other agents.  She has particular knowledge and expertise of the retail sector.

Expérience
  • T v W 2022  - Occupational stress claim by a teacher, in which the Council were found not to have breached their duty of reasonable care to the pursuer having put her through a competency and disciplinary hearing.
  • Dewar v Scottish Borders Council 2017 – RTA case in which the Council were found not negligent in relation to their carriageway inspection regime, and therefore not liable to the motorcyclist pursuer. 
  • V -v- S 2013 - Scottish appeal decision in which we successfully defended a claim for damages by the family of a deceased employee who had been murdered by another employee whilst at work.
  • Thomson -v- Primark 2012 - Successful defence of a workplace slipping accident.
  • Tortolano -v- Ogilvie Group Construction Limited 2013 - Scottish appeal decision which held that the court had no jurisdiction to subvert the prescribed discount rate.
  • Hughes -v- Grampian Country Food Group 2007 - Scottish appeal case which defined the terms of the Manual Handling Regulations
  • Cross -v- HIE & WIE 2001 - as an assistant, involved in the successful defence of one of the first occupational stress cases in Scotland.
Secteurs

Secteurs

  • Assurance et réassurance