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[ 0 => '{{Infobox company', 1 => '| name = Thompsons Solicitors & Solicitor Advocates', 2 => '| logo = ', 3 => '| caption = ', 4 => '| type = [[Limited liability partnership]]', 5 => '| foundation = 1979', 6 => '| founder = ', 7 => '| location = [[Glasgow]] (HQ), [[Edinburgh]], [[Aberdeen]]', 8 => '| area_served = [[Scotland]]', 9 => '| industry = ', 10 => '| services = [[Personal injury]] and [[Employment law]] [[legal advice]]', 11 => '| revenue = ', 12 => '| num_employees = 11 partners, 10 [[solicitor advocates]] and over 200 staff', 13 => '| homepage = {{URL| www.thompsons-scotland.co.uk}}', 14 => '| intl = yes', 15 => '}}', 16 => false, 17 => ''''Thompsons Solicitors & Solicitor Advocates''' is a personal injury [[law firm]], based in [[Glasgow]], [[Edinburgh]] and [[Aberdeen]]. It has over 200 staff, including 11 partners and 10 [[solicitor advocates]] .', 18 => 'It is affiliated to Thompsons Solicitors, which has offices throughout [[England]] and [[Wales]].', 19 => 'Legal directory the Legal 500 rates Thompsons’ “strong” team as being in the first tier of the Personal injury: pursuer sector, and highlights its “good case management skills”. It recommends partners Syd Smith and Patrick McGuire <ref>{{cite web | title = Thompsons Solicitors & Solicitor Advocates | publisher = Legal 500 | url = http://www.legal500.com/firms/458-thompsons-solicitors-llp/5060-glasgow-g2}}</ref>. ', 20 => 'Chambers Directory, another legal directory, highlights Thompsons’ “expertise in industrial disease claims”. It says that the firm, “in addition to setting many legal precedents, has fought successfully in the Supreme Court for the rights of its many pleural plaque victim clients <ref> {{cite web | title = Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant: Glasgow, Edinburgh and surrounds | publisher = Chambers and Partners Directory | url = http://www.chambersandpartners.com/UK/Editorial/253872#org_6296}}</ref>. ', 21 => 'Thompsons has been described in the press as a ‘campaigning law firm’ <ref>{{cite web | title = Thompsons' Clients Win Campaign of the Year to Make it Two in a Row | publisher = AllMediaScotland.com| date = 30 November 2009 | url = http://www.allmediascotland.com/media-releases/20886/thompsons-clients-win-campaign-of-the-year-to-make-it-two-in-a-row}}</ref> and has been in receipt of many legal awards <ref>{{cite web | title = Thompsons Awards | publisher = Thompsons Solicitors and Solicitor Advocates | url = http://www.thompsons-scotland.co.uk/Thompsons_Awards.aspx}}</ref>.', 22 => false, 23 => '===Main practice areas===', 24 => 'The firm specialises in the following areas:', 25 => '*[[Personal injury]] ', 26 => '*[[Employment law | Employment]] ', 27 => false, 28 => '===History===', 29 => 'Thompsons Solicitors was initially established in England in 1921. Thompsons Scotland opened in 1979 in Glenfinlas Street, Edinburgh, with two partners and three support staff. ', 30 => 'Following a fire, the office premises were relocated to Castle Street, where they have remained ever since. Today there are Thompsons offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen, and the firm has expanded to become one of the largest specialist personal injury practices in Scotland.', 31 => 'It has a policy of never working for defenders or employers, and works for [[trade unions]], as well as members of the general public.', 32 => 'Thompsons Scotland is heavily involved in campaigns on behalf of victims of injustice <ref>{{cite news| title = Residents speak out about asbestos exposure 'fury' after school set on fire | newspaper = STV | location = Scotland | date = 1 July 2012 | url = http://local.stv.tv/glasgow/111487-residents-speak-out-about-asbestos-exposure-fury-after-school-set-on-fire}}</ref>, including victims of [[mesothelioma]], the cancer caused by [[asbestos]], and those who caught [[Hepatitis C]] from contaminated blood transfusions from the NHS.', 33 => false, 34 => '===Notable cases===', 35 => 'Thompsons has been involved in several leading cases, in one <ref>{{cite web | title = Judgement, AXA General Insurance Limited and others (Appellants) v The Lord Advocate and others (Respondents) (Scotland) 12th October 2011 | publisher = Supreme Court | url = http://www.supremecourt.gov.uk/docs/UKSC_2011_0108_Judgment.pdf}}</ref>, fighting against the insurance industry’s [[Supreme Court of the United Kingdom | Supreme Court]] challenge to the Damages (Scotland) (Asbestos-Related Conditions) Act 2009 <ref>{{cite web | title = The Damages (Scotland) (Asbestos-related conditions) Act 2009 | publisher = Legislation.gov.uk | url = http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2009/4/contents}}</ref>, and in another <ref>{{cite web | title = Opinion of Lord Brodie, 11th January 2005, McManus v Babcock Energy Limited 1999 SC 569 | publisher = Outer House, Court of Session | url = http://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/opinions/A3543.html}}</ref> successfully arguing that the amount of damages awarded to the families of asbestos victims should be significantly increased.', 36 => 'Thompsons was also behind the landmark House of Lords employment case <ref>{{cite web | title = Litster-v- Forth Dry Dock & Engineering Company Limited (1988) UKHL 10 | publisher = Wikipedia | url = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litster_v_Forth_Dry_Dock_and_Engineering_Co_Ltd}}</ref> in which a purposive approach was adopted to the [[Transfers of Undertakings Directive| Business Transfers Directive 77/187/EC]]', 37 => false, 38 => '===Clients===', 39 => '*[[National Union of Mineworkers (Great Britain) | NUM Scotland area]]', 40 => '*[[Unite the Union | Unite]]', 41 => '*[[UNISON]]', 42 => '*[[Usdaw]]', 43 => '*[[Fire Brigades Union | FBU]]', 44 => '*[[Public and Commercial Services Union | PCS]]', 45 => '*[[Defence Police Federation | DPF]]', 46 => '*[[ASLEF]] ', 47 => '*[[BECTU]]', 48 => false, 49 => '=== References ===', 50 => ' <references/>', 51 => false, 52 => '===External links===', 53 => '* [http://www.thompsons-scotland.co.uk/ Official Website]', 54 => '* [http://www.thompsons.law.co.uk Thompsons Solicitors]', 55 => false, 56 => '{{Scots law firms}}', 57 => '[[Category:Law firms of the United Kingdom]]', 58 => '[[Category:Law firms of Scotland]]', 59 => '[[Category:Companies based in Glasgow]]', 60 => '[[Category:Companies based in Edinburgh]]', 61 => '[[Category:Companies based in Aberdeen]]', 62 => '[[Category:Companies established in 1921]]', 63 => '[[Category:Law firms established in 1921]]', 64 => '[[Category:1921 establishments in Scotland]]', 65 => false, 66 => '{{Scotland-law-stub}}', 67 => '{{Scotland-company-stub}}' ]