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Stewarts Law LLP Offices

Stewarts Law LLP
5 NEW STREET SQUARE
LONDON
EC4A 3BF
England
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Scott Rigby

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Work Department

International Injury

Position

Partner in the International Injury department.

Scott specialises in acting for clients who have suffered catastrophic injuries abroad. He has secured over £40m in damages for his clients. He represented the claimant in the landmark case of Wall v Mutuelle de Poitiers Assurances [2014] EWCA Civ 138.

Scott represents clients who have suffered spinal cord injuries, brain injuries, amputations, brachial plexus injuries and fatal injuries. These claims typically involve jurisdictional, applicable law and service disputes or are brought under the Package Travel Regulations.

Scott has secured numerous multimillion pound settlements for clients injured in Europe and jurisdictions around the world. He also acted in Wall v Mutuelle de Poitiers Assurances in which the Court of Appeal provided guidance on the assessment of damages in personal injury claims in circumstances where the English Court is bound to apply the law of another jurisdiction.

Career

Scott qualified as a solicitor in 2003 having trained at Leigh Day. He joined Stewarts in 2006 and became a partner in 2013.

Memberships

  • Member of Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) – accredited Senior Litigator, Accidents Abroad Specialist and Accidents Abroad Specialist Assessor
  • Travel and Tourism Lawyers’ Association
  • Pan European Organisation of Personal Injury Lawyers
  • Headway & Spinal Injuries Association

Education

Redhill Comprehensive, Nottingham; Sheffield Hallam University (2000, LLB Hons, First Class); College of Law, London (2001, Commendation).

Leisure

Travel, theatre, eating out, supporting Manchester United Football Club.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Transport > Travel

(Leading partners)

Scott Rigby – Stewarts Law LLP

The travel PI practice at Stewarts Law LLP has a strong reputation for its capabilities handling complex, high-value, and high-profile cases, with an exclusive focus on advising claimants and their families who have suffered severely disabling injuries, including spinal cord and brain injuries, amputations, burns, and fatalities in accidents which occur while the claimant is working or travelling abroad. Such incidents range from RTAS and holiday and leisure activity accidents, to medical negligence incidents. Julian Chamberlayne helms the team and is regarded as ‘the mastermind of cross-border catastrophic PI work’. ‘Leading lawyer’ Christopher Deacon is another key practitioner with significant experience handling fatal injury abroad claims, expertise shared by Rebecca Huxford, who specialises in brain and spinal injuries. ‘Superstar’ Peter Neenan stands out for his notable specialism in aviation in particular, as does Sarah Stewart, who is well-equipped to handle disputes in this context which consistently involve the application of international convention. Scott Rigby is regarded an ‘exceptional member of the team’ also.

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