About Personal Injury Claims Scotland

Quick Answer

Personal Injury Claims Scotland is an information website about personal injury claims under Scots law. We are not a firm of solicitors and we do not give legal advice on individual circumstances. If you ask us to, we pass your details to Thompsons Scotland LLP, a firm regulated by the Law Society of Scotland, so that a solicitor can advise you. You are free to instruct any solicitor you wish.

What this site is

Scotland has its own legal system. Personal injury claims here are governed by Scots law, raised in Scottish courts, and funded under Scottish rules. A great deal of what is written online about "no win no fee" describes the system in England and Wales, which works differently. This site exists to explain the Scottish position on its own terms.

We publish guidance on how claims work, what the time limits are, which courts hear personal injury actions, and how no win no fee funding actually operates in Scotland. It is general information, written for people who have been injured and want to understand their position before speaking to anyone.

It is not legal advice. It cannot take account of your circumstances, and the law changes. Before you make a decision about a claim, take advice from a Scottish-qualified solicitor.

Who handles claims

We do not carry out legal work. Enquiries made through this site are passed to:

Thompsons Scotland LLP

Regulated by:
Law Society of Scotland (reg. no. 31477)
Registered in Scotland:
company no. SO307922
Registered office:
70 Wellington Street, Glasgow, G2 6UA

You are under no obligation to instruct them. You can approach any solicitor you like, and you can check that any Scottish solicitor holds a current practising certificate using the Law Society of Scotland's Find a Solicitor register. Our guide on choosing a solicitor sets out what to ask before you sign anything.

We are finalising how our commercial arrangement with the firm is described, and will publish it here in full. If you would like to know before making an enquiry, please ask and we will tell you.

How we work

Scots law, not English law

Everything here describes the law of Scotland. Where a rule is different in England and Wales, we say so rather than blurring the two.

Sources you can check

We cite the legislation and court guidance we rely on, so you can read the original for yourself.

No pressure

We do not chase enquiries, and nothing here is designed to push you into making a claim you do not want to make.

Plain English

Legal language is explained rather than assumed. If a page needs a term like pursuer or outlays, it defines it.

How this content is written

Pages are written from primary Scottish sources — principally the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973, the Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Act 2018, the Success Fee Agreements (Scotland) Regulations 2020, and guidance published by the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service and the Law Society of Scotland.

Each page shows when it was last reviewed. Where a page states a figure, a cap or a time limit, it says which source that comes from, so you can check it yourself.

If you spot something on this site that is wrong or out of date, please tell us at contact@personal-injury-claims-scotland.co.uk and we will correct it.

Coverage across Scotland

Our guidance covers claims arising anywhere in Scotland. These pages set out the local courts and common accident circumstances in particular areas:

Contact

Call 0141 566 8059 or email contact@personal-injury-claims-scotland.co.uk. You can also send an enquiry.

Frequently Asked Questions

Last reviewed: 8 August 2026 by Personal Injury Claims Scotland

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