Glasgow's long history as an industrial powerhouse of Scotland (and indeed of Great Britain) has brought much prosperity and trade to the region. But this positive legacy has been accompanied by a history of personal injury and industrial disease, which has left Glasgow with some of the highest rates of work-related illness across the country.
The marine engineering and shipbuilding industry excellence that Glasgow cultivated has left a devastating toll in the form of asbestos diseases such as mesothelioma and asbestosis and has also resulted in many work accident injuries.
Thompsons has a proud history of helping anyone who has suffered personal injury or ill-health as a result of going to work. We are heavy weight campaigners for the rights of workers, and indeed anyone who has been harmed as a result of another person's or organisation's negligence and we strive to help them gain access to justice.
Our Glasgow office is situated less than a mile from George Square and is close to Charing Cross station. As a team of solicitors we provide many different legal services alongside our personal injury claim work. We handle employment law claims, criminal injury claims and financial mis-selling claims as well as providing services in relation to Will writing, Lasting Powers of Attorney, and executry Visit our other legal services section for more information.
You can call our main switchboard on 0800 0891 331 and our friendly staff will be able to make sure you speak to the most appropriate person for your enquiry. If you need to speak to a solicitor or any member of staff in the Glasgow office, they will put you through.
You can also fax your enquiry to the office on 0141 226 5738 or text CLAIM to 78866.
There are several bus stops within easy reach of Thompsons' Glasgow office; the closest are situated on Bath Street at the King's Theatre and after Pitt Street. There are also stops nearby on Sauchiehall Street, Garnet Street, Douglas Street, Bath Lane, Blythswood Square and Elmbank Street/Holland Street.
Charing Cross railway station is just a few minutes' walk away and the Buchanan Street Subway station is around 15 minutes' walk away.
Like all major city centres, car parking in Glasgow can be expensive. Public car parks within walking distance of Thompsons' Glasgow office include the following, although we would advise that you check beforehand for times, prices and (where offered) booking info:
Charing Cross City Parking, Q-Park Sauchiehall Street, Cambridge Street City Parking, Dundasvale City Parking (Glenmavis Street), Burnside Street City Parking, Buchanan Galleries (LSG), Mitchell Street (NCP)
The late Frank Maguire opened the Glasgow office in 1986 and headed up the operation for many years. Frank Maguire not only helped many people gain access to justice through their personal injury claims but he also campaigned for legal reform and worked on many landmark cases from the Glasgow office.
A number of Thompsons partners work out of the Glasgow office, including:
- Andrew Henderson: Serious and fatal accidents, head and brain injuries
- Patrick Maguire: Serious and fatal accidents, road traffic accident team.
- Laura Blane: Asbestos related disease, complex accident claims.
- Wendy Durie: Union cases, occupational illness, accidents at work
- David Martyn: Head of the employment law team.
When we receive your enquiry we will evaluate the details of your case and make sure you are directed to the most appropriate member of the team for your particular claim. Our specialist solicitors work with clients across Scotland and they each have individual experience and expertise that may be necessary to help you seek the justice you deserve depending on the particulars of your claim. We have numerous offices and meeting places where we can meet you to discuss your claim and we are happy to carry out much of our work over the phone or via video call. .
Claims handled at the Glasgow office cover a very wide range, including workplace accidents, industrial disease claims, foreign and travel claims, medical claims and complex claims such as head and brain injury, amputation injury, spinal injury and fatal accidents. Visit our dedicated serious and fatal injury section for more information.
Our specialist Lung Disease team, who work on asbestos and mesothelioma claims, are based in our Glasgow offices.
Read about some of the claims handled by Thompsons in Glasgow by clicking on the links below:
- Slip Accident Claim for Hygiene Operative in Meat Processing Factory – £10,000
- Lab Assistant Exposed to Harmful Chemicals – £90,000
- Cycling Accident on Dumfries Cycle Path – £9,500
- Slip and Fall Accident Claim for Glasgow Hospital Employee – £6,500
- Ladder Accident at Work Causes Life-Changing Injuries for School Janitor – £30,000
Talk to Thompsons – Personal injury claim experts in Glasgow
Thompsons in Glasgow has a proud history of helping individuals to seek the compensation and justice they deserve. We never work for big companies or organisations and dedicate our services to providing quality legal advice to everyone, whatever their means.
We strive to keep the processes as straightforward and hassle free as possible, while ensuring you receive legal advice and representation that fully meets your needs.
Talk to Thompsons today by calling 0800 0891 331 or fill in our online claim form.
Whether you need to make a personal injury claim in Glasgow or you need assistance from our team of solicitors who can help you with employment claims, executry, Wills and criminal injury claims, Thompsons can help.