Aimée Doran

Year of Call 2025

Aimée called to the Bar in 2025 after nine years as a solicitor in both the private and public sectors.

She has a wide range of experience spanning personal injury, clinical negligence, fatal accident inquiries, public inquiries, criminal and regulatory matters, and professional disciplinary law.

Aimée has acted in a variety of personal injury claims, including workplace and industrial accidents, road traffic incidents, and occupiers’ and public liability cases. She has a particular interest in claims arising from historic abuse and is available for instruction by both pursuers and defenders.

She brings substantial criminal court experience, having appeared in both summary and solemn proceedings across Scotland. She has worked on serious and sensitive cases and has experience in dealing with vulnerable witnesses. She has contributed to high-profile and complex defence work in the High Court and was responsible for preparing an application to the European Court of Human Rights.

Immediately prior to calling, Aimée served as a Procurator Fiscal Depute, latterly within the Scottish Fatalities Investigation Unit at Crown Office, where she was responsible for the preparation and presentation of both mandatory and discretionary Fatal Accident Inquiries.

In professional disciplinary matters, Aimée has successfully represented clients before the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), and the Office of the Traffic Commissioner for Scotland.

As a solicitor, Aimée was part of the legal team representing a core participant in the Edinburgh Tram Inquiry. During devilling, she was involved in both the UK and Scottish Covid Inquiries and the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry.

Representative Cases

FAI Re Death of Elizabeth McCready
As a solicitor - Discretionary Fatal Accident Inquiry following an in-patient suicide within a mental health institution.

FAI Re Death of Brendan Reilly
As a solicitor - Mandatory Fatal Accident Inquiry following a death in custody. Recommendations made by the Sheriff directed at the prison institution following the conclusion of the FAI.

 

 

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    Parliament House
    Edinburgh
    EH1 1RF