Bespoke litigation solutions for corporations and organisations and for high net-worth and high-profile individuals
Welcome to Levy & McRae, leading Scottish specialist litigation law firm. We bring our extensive expertise to assist clients to resolve a wide range of the most challenging, demanding and complex cases.
Over the last 140 years the firm has acted and continues to act in many of the largest, high profile and most complex cases which have come before the Scottish Courts.
A team of expert lawyers with sector leading knowledge in the areas where we provide legal services. We combine decades of experience with innovative thinking.
Levy and McRae operate at the forefront of legal issues in Scotland. Our News section keeps you informed on topics that matter most.
Levy & McRae, as the law firm representing numerous patients affected by the actions of former neurosurgeon Sam Eljamel at the ongoing Public Inquiry and in their claims for compensation, today strongly welcome the decision by NHS Tayside to remove the legal time limit for his victims seeking to pursue personal injury compensation claims.
We were pleased to have two representatives of the firm serve as judges at the 10th anniversary of the Lord Jones Inter‑Varsity Moot Competition, hosted by Dundee University Law School and sponsored by Thorntons. Competitors from seven Scottish universities delivered submissions in a demanding medical negligence appeal addressing issues of informed consent, professional standards, and systems liability before an Inner House‑style bench.
Significant reforms to the structure of criminal verdicts and jury decision‑making will come into force in Scotland on 1 January 2026, marking one of the most consequential procedural changes in the modern era of Scots criminal law. These reforms arise from the Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Act 2025, and represent the first stage of its implementation.
