Second Balfour+Manson solicitor becomes APIL fellow

Iain Nicol of Balfour+Manson solicitors has been accredited as only the third fellow of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) in Scotland.

Mr Nicol joins his colleague David Short, and Ronnie Conway of Conway Accident Law, in receiving the accolade. Accredited as a specialist in personal injury law by the Law Society of Scotland since March 2003 and in professional negligence law since 2006, he ran his own company, Compensation Lawyers Scotland Ltd, for 12 years before joining Balfour+Manson as partner in May 2016.

From 2014-2017 he was a member of the Scottish Civil Justice Council Costs & Funding Committee, which worked on the implementation of the Taylor report on civil litigation costs and funding. He is currently a member of the Law Society of Scotland’s Civil Justice Committee and of its working group tasked with the practical implementation of aspects of the Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Act 2018. He is also a regular chair and speaker at conferences.

Elaine Motion, executive chairman of Balfour+Manson, commented: “It’s a real privilege to get this accreditation, for Iain and for the firm. To have two of only three APIL fellows in Scotland shows the strength of Balfour+Manson in this area and recognises the tremendous contribution both Iain and David have made to personal injury law in Scotland.

"The criteria for fellow status are challenging, including being recognised by peers as demonstrating professional and intellectual leadership in the field."