Jonathan Cornwell, Fantastic Top-Rated Personal Injury Lawyer in Scotland

Partner, Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence Solicitor
📞 0141 302 8467 | 📱 07815 961 636
✉️ jonathancornwell@lindsays.co.uk

Specialist in Complex Personal Injury and Medical Negligence Claims Across Scotland

Jonathan Cornwell is a highly experienced Solicitor Advocate and Partner in the Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence team at Lindsays. With over 20 years of litigation experience, Jonathan is trusted by clients to handle high-value, serious injury and catastrophic claims, from road traffic accidents and workplace injuries to fatal accidents, birth injuries, and clinical negligence cases.

He represents clients in Scotland’s Sheriff Courts and Court of Session, and has also acted as a Legal Representative in several high-profile Public Inquiries, where his calm, knowledgeable approach has earned him a reputation for excellence in complex litigation.

Jonathan’s background includes years representing major insurance companies, giving him a deep understanding of how the defence side operates — insight he now uses to help injury victims maximise their compensation with strategic, effective case handling.

Legal 500 & Chambers Recognition

Jonathan is recognised by Legal 500 UK as a Recommended Lawyer and praised for being “compassionate, understanding, and attentive at all times.” He is also noted in Chambers UK for his expert advocacy and strong results in personal injury law.

Notable Case Highlights

• Represented 13 family members in a fatal accident claim involving a runaway vehicle

• Secured £8+ million for a child left with a severe brain injury after a road traffic accident

• Won compensation for a client paralysed in a grass sledging accident due to catastrophic spinal injury

• Acted for parents in a birth injury negligence case resulting in cerebral palsy due to forceps misuse

• Recovered damages for a young burn victim injured in a house fire – successful after two-week trial

• Represented a client exposed to asbestos who developed mesothelioma

• Handled complex multi-jurisdictional litigation after a wind-turbine construction site injury

• Settled a drug interaction negligence claim involving serious side effects from Ritonavir and Fluticasone

Expert Legal Contributor

Jonathan regularly publishes guidance and updates on key legal issues, especially those involving serious injury, medical negligence, and occupational disease.

Recent Articles by Jonathan Cornwell

• Compensation for Mesothelioma and Asbestos Exposure

• Brain & Spinal Injuries: Your Legal Rights After Catastrophic Accidents

• Recovering Medical Records for Deceased Relatives in Clinical Negligence Claims

• Psychological Trauma After Road Traffic Accidents

• Public Inquiry into Surgical Misconduct: What Victims Should Know

• Injured in a Workplace Accident? Your Rights Explained

"Jonathan Cornwell is compassionate, understanding and attentive at all times."
— The Legal 500 UK