Lothian chosen as FOIL Scottish rep

Andrew Lothian, head of General Insurance at DWF Scotland, has been appointed as the Scottish regional representative of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL). He succeeds Elena Fry, partner at Brodies LLP.

FOIL provides a forum for the exchange of information between lawyers acting for insurance clients, either in-house or in private practice, and is an active lobbying body on matters concerning insurance litigation. In Scotland, FOIL is regularly asked to provide evidence at different stages of bills, the most recent example being the Damages Bill which is currently going through the Scottish Parliament.

As part of Mr Lothian's role, he will sit on the Scottish catastrophic injury sector focus team, where he will help to promote the interests of insurance lawyers.

Commenting on his appointment, he said: "This is a time of very significant change in Scottish claims and insurance litigation. It is really important for all insurance lawyers to be able to share their experience and expertise in order to help shape the reforms currently underway in Scotland, and to collaborate across the insurance sector. FOIL allows insurance lawyers from different firms to come together to advance a reform agenda, and I look forward to working with colleagues in FOIL to that end."