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Digby Brown is one of Scotland’s largest specialist personal injury practices. From our offices in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee and Glenrothes, we cover the length and breadth of the country, helping those who have been involved in accidents, and their families, to rebuild their lives.

Our expertise in personal injury law, particularly in the fields of catastrophic head and spinal injury, is widely acknowledged and we are ranked Band 1 in the leading independent publications, Chambers Guide to the UK Legal Profession and Legal 500.

As part of our commitment to providing one of the best personal injury services in Scotland, Digby Brown has established its own Motorcycle Law Department - a team of first-class, highly-experienced, specially-trained lawyers who truly understand motorcycle dynamics and control. The Digby Brown Motorcycle Law Department is dedicated to representing motorcyclists who have been injured in accidents on Scottish roads.

All members of the Digby Brown Motorcycle Law Department, from administrators to lawyers, have undergone specialist training devised by one of Scotland’s top motorcycle instructors.  “ This training is part of our commitment to ensuring that every member of the Digby Brown Motorcycle Law Department knows about motorcycling and motorcycles inside out,” explained Brenda Mitchell, head of the Digby Brown Motorcycle Law Department. “This enables us to add real value to the service we  offer to injured motorcyclists. “

Motorcycle Training
Two members of the Digby Brown Motorcycle Law Department, Isla McKnight and Ruthven Bell, recently passed their Compulsory Basic Training (CBT), which means they can now ride up to a 125cc bike on the road.

Brenda Mitchell, head of the Digby Brown Motorcycle Law Department, is currently participating in the Enhanced Rider Scheme. Having ridden motorcycles extensively when she was younger, last summer, Brenda decided to return to the road on a Suzuki SV 650 “I didn’t want to do this without brushing up my motorcycling skills extensively so I signed up for the scheme which is very worthwhile,” said Brenda..

Motorcycle Safety
Having witnessed the aftermath of many motorcycle accidents, Digby Brown is  keen to promote safe, responsible riding and supports two charities which help to ensure motorcycling is as safe as possible.

Bikesafe is run by Police Forces around the UK and promotes safer riding by enabling police motorcyclists to pass on their knowledge, skills and experience to other motorcyclists.

The road safety charity BRAKE has two aims: to prevent death and injury on the roads through education of all road users and campaigning for road safety; and to care for those people who are bereaved or affected by serious injury in a road crash.

Events
As part of our commitment to Scottish motorcyclists, in 2009, Digby Brown is supporting the two motorcycle clubs which organise the majority of motorcycle road race meetings in Scotland: Kircaldy and District Motorcycle Club and Melville Motor Club. Digby Brown will be sponsoring various motorcycling-related events throughout the year, including the Grampian Motorcycle Convention at Alford, the north of Scotland’s festival of motorcycling which takes place on the 6th September 2009.

If you wish to make a motorcycle accident claim in Scotland, call the Digby Brown Motorcycle Law Department on 0845 273 2323 or complete an Enquiry Form .