Michael Wood
Consultant
Albany House, 58 Albany St, Edinburgh, EH1 3QR
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A part-time Sheriff, with a focus on medical
defence.
Mike has extensive experience of defender representation, having
specialised in this field for some 30 years. His practice focus is
on medical defence, where he applies his considerable knowledge to
the benefit of his doctor clients at proceedings before the General
Medical Council and at Fatal Accident Inquiries. Mike's expertise
extends to occupational disease and personal injury claims, and he
has long experience of defending asbestos claims on behalf of local
authority, shipbuilders and construction clients. Mike has been a
part-time Sheriff since 2006.
Mike finds inspiration in Abraham Lincoln for his superb use of
language - for example in his Gettysburg and second inaugural
addresses. He enjoys ski-ing in Colorado, and golf and curling in
Scotland.
Career
Qualified 1979, Partner from 1981, Consultant from 2008.
Michael is a part-time Sheriff and is a member of The Law
Society of Scotland. He held the office of Finance Partner, Simpson
& Marwick, for 17 years.
Notable work includes:
Lockerbie fatal accident inquiry, for PanAm;
Dunblane fatal accident inquiry, for Central
Regional Council. Mike also acted for Strathclyde Regional Council
in the litigation concerning the addition of fluoride to the public
water supply.
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