Peter Anderson

Senior Litigation Partner. Solicitor Advocate

Qualified Solicitor 1976. Partner 1980.

Peter qualified as a Solicitor Advocate in 1993, is a panel Solicitor of the Law Society of Scotland's Solicitors' Negligence Master Policy and is a part-time Judge. His work includes professional negligence, personal injury, commercial litigation and aviation litigation. He has acted in the litigation following a number of major accidents including the Pan Am/Lockerbie crash and the Chinook Helicopter crash, and has lengthy experience in most types of personal injuries litigation. He is legal adviser to the Royal Incorporation of Architects of Scotland and handles many cases for architects, accountants, surveyors, engineers, brokers, IT consultants and insurers. He also deals with insurers fire cases and advises extensively on policy interpretation and disputes. Since 2003 he has held an appointment as a part-time Sheriff (Judge); is a Chairman of The Discipline Tribunal of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland and is a member of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeal Panel.

Professional memberships - Law Society of Scotland, International Association of Defence Counsel, International Bar Association, Senior Lecturer Edinburgh University, Faculty of Law until 2003.

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