Vikki Melville
Partner
Albany House, 58 Albany St, Edinburgh, EH1 3QR
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An experienced litigator with particular expertise in
road traffic and employer's liability claims.
Vikki is an experienced litigator acting for clients in Personal
Injury and Health & Safety matters. She has particular
knowledge and expertise of Road Traffic and Employer's Liability
claims, which together form the larger part of her caseload.
Representing insurance and commercial clients, Vikki appears
regularly in both the Court of Session and sheriff courts. Her
personal injury expertise extends to disease, and she is a key
member of the firm's Occupational Disease Unit.
Career
Qualified 2001, joined Simpson & Marwick 2003, assumed
Partner 2009.
A member of the Institute of Occupational Health & Safety
(IOSH), the Edinburgh Bar Association and the Law Society of
Scotland. Vikki is also a Notary Public.
Recent notable work includes:
The Stockline Inquiry (2008). Vikki
recently acted for clients who were named core participants in the
"Stockline Inquiry", the first to be heard in Scotland under the
Inquiries Act, following the explosion at a plastics factory in
Glasgow.
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