Making a personal injury claim in Scotland involves a sequence of stages that most people have never encountered before. This playlist explains each of those stages in plain language — from your first phone call to the moment compensation reaches your bank account.
For most people pursuing a personal injury claim in Scotland, the financial questions are among the most important. How much compensation could you receive? How is it calculated? What can you actually claim for? This playlist answers those questions clearly.
Scottish law contains a number of distinct legal frameworks that do not exist elsewhere in the UK or that operate differently north of the border. This playlist covers the Scottish-specific statutes, tests, and procedures that matter for compensation claims.
Medical and clinical negligence claims in Scotland involve a distinct set of rules, standards, and procedures that set them apart from other personal injury claims. This playlist covers the Scottish NHS claims process and the legal tests that apply.
Workplace injuries and industrial diseases present some of the most legally complex claims in the Scottish personal injury system. This playlist covers the rights of injured workers and those affected by occupational illness in Scotland.
This playlist answers the practical 'what if' questions that arise in Scottish personal injury claims — the specific scenarios and complications that fall outside the standard claims process but that affect a significant number of claimants.
Step-by-step guides to making road traffic accident claims in Scotland — car accidents, what to do at the scene, how long claims take, and what evidence you need.
Compensation claims arising from service in Scotland's police, fire, ambulance, prison service and armed forces. Distinctive hazards - noise from firearms training and sirens, assault, manual handling, occupational disease, PTSD. The unusual employment status of officers and service personnel does not bar a claim, and many who assume their time has expired find that, under Scots limitation rules, it has not. A growing collection of videos.
About this library: Written and presented by
David Gildea, Scottish Claims Helpline. Videos cover Scottish personal injury law, the claims process, and your legal rights in Scotland. Last updated: March 2026. Scottish Claims Helpline is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (
FRN 830381).