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Medical negligence: pursuer

Harper Macleod LLP

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Operating within the firm's wider personal injury and reparation department, the clinical negligence team at Harper Macleod LLP handles fatal claims, wrongful death cases and surgical injuries. Described as a 'powerhouse,' Heather Calderwood co-heads the team with consultant Elizabeth Mitchell and regularly appears before the Court of Session. The 'very talented' Amy Dickson was promoted to partner in April 2023 and is routinely called upon to advise on surgical errors, sepsis cases, and nursing and midwifery errors.

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  • ‘Strong work ethic, very focused on the client, well organised.’

  • ‘Amy Dickson is an excellent solicitor. Very good with clients - human, accessible, diligent - but also good on the law and working with experts in this field.'

  • 'Experienced and knowledgeable partners in this field. They also have several excellent associates, who are able to run their own complex cases. The more junior solicitors are well supported, including the trainees. A class act.'

  • 'Heather Calderwood is the living embodiment of "an iron fist in a velvet glove". She is a powerhouse in terms of the volume of quality work that she delivers and she is always professional and focussed on results. Amy Dickson was recently promoted to partner and is practical and commercial with a skill for getting things done. Her clients trust her as she tells it like it is. She is a very talented lawyer, who is very reliable and consistently achieves results.'

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Amy Dickson
Harper Macleod LLP
Partner Amy is a partner in our Personal Injury & Reparation team. She is an experienced Personal Injury solicitor and delivers advice and assistance to insurer and individual clients in relation to pursuer and defender cases. Amy has significant experience in relation to serious injury cases, wrongful death cases, medical negligence cases, credit hire and fraudulent claims. She carries out regular appearance work in relation to actions raised in Sheriff Courts throughout Scotland, including the All Scotland Personal Injury Court and the Court of Session. Amy has also appeared frequently before Sheriff Principals in relation to Appeal cases. Amy provides frequent training sessions to clients and third-party organisations and provides opinions on prospects of success and valuations for pre-litigation and post-litigation cases. Amy runs our internal technical liability clinic for solicitors and paralegals in order to ensure we obtain a favourable, fair and just outcome for clients. Amy also coordinates the Mexico country desk, part of Harper Macleod’s international offering. Amy is accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in Personal Injury.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Elizabeth Mitchell, Heather Calderwood

Other key lawyers

Amy Dickson

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