People in Brain Injury Department
Robert Swanney
Direct Dial: 0141 566 9502
Email:
robert.swanney@digbybrown.co.uk
Robert Swanney is a Litigation Partner with Digby Brown, Solicitors who have offices in
Glasgow, Edinburgh , Dundee and Glenrothes. He has over 30 years’ experience in pursuer’s personal
injury claims. He has a special interest in head and spinal injury cases. Robert was a founding
Trustee of the Head Injuries Trust for Scotland and gave of his time as a legal counsellor in their
voluntary counselling service and was latterly Chairman. He provides a legal counselling service
for Spinal Injuries Scotland. Robert is an active speaker to Headway National Brain Injury
Association groups and to other similar groups throughout Scotland. Robert has written for Headway
their publication “Claiming compensation after Head Injury in Scotland”.
He is accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in personal injury law, is a
member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers and of the Association of Trial Lawyers of
America as well as the Pan European Organisation of Personal Injuries Lawyers.
Robert has been involved in catastrophic injury cases not only in Scotland but also in other
European countries, and in Canada and the United States and has achieved many awards in excess of
one million pounds for individual clients.
In the last 12 months Robert has been responsible for recovering over £12 million pounds in
damages for clients with head or spinal injury. Chambers and Partners UK Guide 2007 has
him as Ranked No1 for personal injury (claimant) and describes Robert as a "big hitter. He will
give you a run for your money" because "he knows what he is doing," say opponents.
Laura McManus
Direct Dial: 0141 566 9533
Email:
laura.mcmanus@digbybrown.co.uk
Laura joined us in1998 as trainee solicitor, having graduated from University of Strathclyde,
1994, she qualified as a solicitor in 2000. Laura works in the Catastrophic Injury Departmetn of
our Glasgow office and specialises in spinal cord injury; traumatic brain injury: child brain
injury; road traffic accidents; industrial accidents, etc. She also deals with the accident claim
referrals from Messrs Leigh Day & Co, agents for the British Cycling Federation & British
Triathlon Association, on behalf of their Scottish cycling members. Laura is a member of the
Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) and is also a volunteer legal counsellor for Spinal
Injuries Scotland.