Stephen Duff
Senior Associate
Stephen joined Digby Brown in 2012 having graduated from the University of Stirling with a Bachelor of Arts in Law, an accelerated LLB and a Diploma in Professional Legal Practice.
Stephen has a background in Industrial Disease litigation and has pursued personal injury actions throughout Scotland. He has experience in both the Sheriff Court and the Court of Session. He became an Associate in 2022 and was promoted to Senior Associate in 2025, based in the Digby Brown Edinburgh office.
Working within the Foreign and Travel Law department Stephen now deals with a broad range of cases including accidents abroad, package holiday claims, accidents involving aircraft, road traffic accidents. He also deals with a range of sickness abroad claims - including food poisoning claims - and also acts for foreign nationals injured in Scotland.
He also pursues a number of product liability claims.
Stephen is a member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL), the Pan-European Organisation of Personal Injury Lawyers (PEOPIL) and is also a Notary Public.
Stephen has acted for many injured clients, including a Latvian national who was injured while working on a fishing vessel in Scotland. Stephen secured £300,000 in compensation for his client after the accident resulted in a traumatic thumb amputation. He also obtained two interim payments to assist with living costs and to fund specialist prosthetics, which significantly helped his client.
Stephen also acted for several people affected by a fire at a hotel in Turkey, ensuring they received full assistance and support for the physical and psychological injuries they suffered as a result of the incident.
