Angus Wood > BTO Solicitors LLP > Glasgow, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile

BTO Solicitors LLP‘s recoveries practice handles a varied range of work for banks and other financial institutions, credit insurers, SMEs, credit card companies landlords, retailers and care homes, among others. The group advises on secured and unsecured recoveries and has recently seen mandates in the hospitality, leisure, and food and drink sectors. Grant Hunter leads the group, which also fields litigator Angus Wood, who is dual qualified in Scotland and England, and senior associate Kirsteen Maclean.

BTO Solicitors LLP has extensive experience in the commercial sector though also handles residential sector disputes. Clients include landowners, developers, landlords and tenants. As a reflection of practice head Will Cole, commercial litigator and accredited mediator, and his team’s expertise, typical instructions include lease disputes and dilapidations, property damage-related matters and disputes arising from corporate transactions; the latter is an area of strength for Angus Wood.

BTO Solicitors LLP handles a broad range of disputes across the tourism and leisure, renewable energy, construction, banking and automotive sectors where its clients also benefit from the team’s close cooperation with the firm’s corporate crime, professional indemnity and regulatory groups. Grant Hunter leads the practice, which includes Will Cole, who handles shareholder disputes, property cases and insolvency litigation, complemented by his arbitration and mediation expertise. Other key contacts include Cat MacLean, who is experienced in handling financial claims and joined the firm from MBM Commercial in November 2022, as well as the ‘fiercely intelligent’ Angus Wood.

BTO Solicitors LLP is sought after by large and SME corporates, as well as high-net-worth individuals to provide expertise on complex restructuring and insolvency matters and has recently strengthened its offering through the addition of Catriona MacLean from MBM Commercial in November 2022; she has a proven track record in advising directors on personal guarantee claims. Team head Angus Wood specialises in insolvency disputes, while co-head Alastair Dunn is adept in complex corporate restructurings.