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Edinburgh is a busy, cosmopolitan city and, as such, attracts thousands of tourists, visitors, and workers every day. Unfortunately, with so many people living, working and moving in and out of the city, accidents do happen, and when an individual suffers a personal injury in Edinburgh, Thompsons Solicitors in Scotland are here to help.

Thompsons' team of personal injury solicitors in Edinburgh has a proud history of helping people from all walks of life seek the justice they deserve when they are injured in an accident or incident caused by someone else's negligence.

Our Edinburgh office is in the heart of the city and we provide many other legal services alongside our personal injury legal advice and representation. We can assist with employment claims for individual workers, financial mis-selling claims, criminal injury claims and private client services including writing a Will, creating Lasting Powers of Attorney and estate administration when someone dies. Our dedicated other legal services section provides more information.

Our main switchboard number is 0800 0891 331 and is the best telephone number to contact the Edinburgh office on. Our friendly and approachable staff will be able to direct you to the most appropriate solicitor for your claim and if you need to speak to a member of staff in the Edinburgh office, they will put you through.

Alternatively, you can fax the office directly on 0131 225 9591 or text CLAIM to 78866. To arrange a call back you can fill in one of our online claim forms, or you can always visit us in person using the directions in the FAQ below.

Edinburgh Bus Station is just an 8-minute walk away. Several bus routes also stop on Princes Street, which is also within easy walking distance.

There is a tram stop on Princes Street and Waverley Railway station is a 10 minute walk away.

Parking in Edinburgh town centre is limited and expensive, however there are several car parks within walking distance (we would advise checking beforehand for times, prices and booking info):

Edinburgh Waverley Station (APCOA), Greenside Row (Q-Park OMNI).

Thompsons Scotland was set up in 1979 in Glenfinlas Street, Edinburgh, with two partners and three support staff. Following a fire, the office premises were relocated to Castle Street, where they have remained ever since.

The partners oversee a team of experienced, dedicated legal personnel and your claim will always be handled by solicitors who are skilled and experienced in the type of personal injury claim relating to your personal circumstances; this means that your solicitor may be based in one of our other offices, but we will always make sure that you have any meetings with them in an appropriate location – see our interactive map of offices and meeting places.

As the capital of Scotland, and a major tourist destination, the city is a busy place and our Edinburgh office handles all kinds of personal injury claims including road traffic accidents and accidents on tram lines, as well as many other types of incident and accident.

Edinburgh and the surrounding areas are home to numerous industries and businesses, from banking and financial services to construction; manufacturing to agriculture; and oil and gas services to shipbuilding. The wide-range of industries, means our work accident department handle a varied range of claims and we have built up a reputation for handling complex claims in serious and fatal injury claims for workers, road users and tourists alike.

Talk to Thompsons – Solicitors in Edinburgh

We believe everyone in Scotland deserves access to justice and quality legal advice. Whatever type of legal advice you need, we strive to keep the processes simple and hassle free, while ensuring you receive a top-class legal advice service that fully meets your needs.

Whether you want to speak to our personal injury solicitors in Edinburgh or need assistance from our team of solicitors who can help you with employment claims, executry, Wills and criminal injury claims, you can Talk to Thompsons today by calling 0800 0891 331.

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POA Meetings and Service

Absolutely professional service from start to finish

Richard Burns
14 September 2026
5 / 5

Civil case

From start to finish the Team at Thompsons have been fantastic, very down to earth polite professional ladies, always made me feel at ease and very comfortable, Suzanne has been a great representative and won my case, for that i am truly grateful, anyone who gets the pleasure to work with her and her team will be in great hands, fantastic service and quick resolution, well done ladies,

Jacqueline
9 September 2026
5 / 5

Compensation claim

Very professional and with excellent communication.

Anonymous
31 August 2026
5 / 5

Bus accident

Very helpful and polite my experience was very good and easy on my part holly did everything for me

Anonymous
26 August 2026
5 / 5

Very recommended

I’ve contacted Thompsons for an issue with my work redundancy. Daniel Cawley took upon my case and he was very good. I suggest this company especially considering that others didn’t even take the time to answer my emails

Sara
25 August 2026
5 / 5

Excellent Service

I cant rate Thompsons Scotland highly enough. The service I received was impeccable. Many thanks to Karen Shand, she was very professional, answered all my questions and kept me updated as my claim progressed. Thompsons Scotland are very fortunate to have Karen represent them.

Tom
25 August 2026
5 / 5

Work injury

Smooth process and Caitlyn Thomas kept me well informed throughout. Good end result.

Anonymous
24 August 2026
5 / 5

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Had a great experience with Alix at Thompsons solicitors. Alix was very attentive and had great communication throughout the whole journey

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22 August 2026
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