Arabella Tait

Year of Call 1995

Areas of Practice
Criminal & Disciplinary, Damages

General information

Arabella has an established practice, specialising in high value, complex personal injury and clinical negligence claims. She acts for both pursuers and defenders.

Arabella practised as a barrister in England before calling at the Scottish Bar in 1995. She has conducted proofs in the Court of Session and the Sheriff Courts. She has appeared before the House of Lords, the Inner House and before the Sheriff Principal at appeal.

Arabella is regularly instructed in high value catastrophic injury actions, involving complex issues of liability and quantification. Recent cases pursued have resulted in seven figure settlements of up to £3.5 million Her practice covers all areas of reparation, including accidents at work, road traffic accidents, industrial diseases (including asbestos-related litigation and HAVS) and occupiers’ liability.

Arabella has acted is a wide range of clinical negligence cases, including claims against hospital doctors, GPs and dentists, with particular emphasis on gynaecological and obstetric negligence. Arabella was counsel for the successful pursuer in Simmons v British Steel 2004 SC (HL) 94, a leading House of Lords authority on remoteness in causation in negligence.

Arabella is regularly instructed by leading personal injury firms in Scotland. Her hard working, efficient and dedicated approach has led to her strong reputation in this area of practice.

Member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers
Member of the Advocates Personal Injury Group
Member of Health & Safety Lawyers Association