Jenny Dickson
Partner, ChairA partner in our Litigation division, Jenny specialises in personal injury and professional negligence.
Jenny is chair of Morton Fraser MacRoberts and has a track record of using her role in the firm to improve inclusivity in the profession.
Jenny is an advocate for social inclusion within the Scottish legal sector, starting with this firm. She is particularly impassioned about breaking down barriers to social mobility, and the financial and social barriers to gaining a legal education.
Her own legal practice is in personal injury health and safety and inquiry work. She has been defending employers’ liability, public liability and motor claims on behalf of a wide range of clients since 2000. During this time, she has acted for insurers, various self-insured companies, and local and central government bodies. Jenny’s diverse case work ranges from high value catastrophic injury claims to medical negligence. She also represents clients at inquiries.
Jenny is qualified as a solicitor advocate, which enables her to provide clients with a consistent approach to advice and representation in court and gain the benefits of an accessible, streamlined service.
Jenny is considered as a Leading Individual Lawyer by the Legal 500 in personal injury and public inquiries.
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FAI into the death of Shea Ryan: what are principal contractors’ communication duties?
Shea Ryan died after falling into an incomplete manhole at a Drumchapel construction site in July 2020. The accident was caused by poor communication between two principal contractors during a site handover. Under CDM 2015, principal contractors must share safety-critical information, especially during changes in site control. This case highlights the serious consequences of failing to meet those duties.
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Fatal Accident Inquiry: Safety at construction sites
The court has issued its Determination in a Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of 10-year-old Shea Ryan on a construction site in July 2020. The Determination analyses the causes of Shea's death in detail and sets out recommendations to help prevent such a tragedy from occurring again. These recommendations will be of interest to the construction industry.
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Road Traffic Collision: Lyons v QBE
In Lyons v QBE, the court found that both drivers contributed to the collision, but held the Ford Transit driver liable for materially contributing to the crash, emphasising the importance of anticipating emergency vehicles and driving defensively.