Insurance.

Trained Burness Solicitors; qualified 1998; joined Anderson Strathern 1998; associate 2001; partner 2003. Qualified as a solicitor advocate 2006. Accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in personal injury litigation 2008. Joined Weightmans LLP 2014-date.

Law Society of Scotland; Writer to the Signet; Notary Public; Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL).

Douglas is a partner in Weightmans’ Glasgow office. He is an experienced litigator who acts for insurers, adjusters, corporate and public sector clients. He specialises in defending motor, employer and public liability claims, particularly high-value or complex cases, in both the Sheriff Court and Court of Session. He also conducts the defence of health and safety prosecutions and appears at fatal accident inquiries. Cases of note: acted for a major UK insurer in relation to two high value personal claims arising from a road traffic accident where the driver of the car they were passengers in was “racing” with another car – both claims had values in excess of £1m while the circumstances of the accident itself led to the claim proceeding to a trial on liability alone; acted for the Scottish Government in relation to claims brought by family members of individuals who had committed suicide in prison – these claims involved detailed consideration of the policies and procedures followed by the Scottish Prison Service, particularly in relation to its treatment of inmates with psychological problems.

High School of Dundee; University of Edinburgh (1995 LLB (Hons); 1996 Dip LP).