Claire White > BTO Solicitors LLP > Glasgow, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile

BTO Solicitors LLP
48 ST VINCENT STREET
GLASGOW
G2 5HS
United Kingdom

Work Department

Insurance

Position

Partner

Claire is a Partner in BTO’s Insurance team, and has over 20 years’ experience in Insurance litigation, acting for insurers and self-insured clients as Defenders in both the Court of Session and Sheriff Courts. Claire joined BTO in 2008 and has spent her entire career as a litigator instructed by many of the UK’s largest insurers.

Claire is vastly experienced in dealing with all types of EL, PL and complex Motor claims, including catastrophic injuries; product liability claims, particularly injuries arising out of allegedly defective medical devices; clinical negligence; Health & Safety prosecutions arising out of workplace injuries and fatalities; marine accidents; and claims arising out of large scale incidents such as water pollution and gas leaks.  She also often advises insurers on policy issues.

Claire has a particular interest in claims where fraud is suspected, chronic pain, psychiatric injuries, and has also successfully defended a number of workplace stress / bullying claims.

Career

Trained Simpson & Marwick WS (now Clyde & Co), Edinburgh; Qualified 1997; Associate, Simpson & Marwick, Edinburgh; Associate, BTO, Glasgow; Partner, BTO, Glasgow (2016 – present).

Education

LLB (Hons), Scots Law; University of Strathclyde (1990-1994); PG Diploma, Legal Practice, University of Strathclyde (1995).

Lawyer Rankings

Scotland > Insurance > Personal injury: defender

BTO Solicitors LLP’s ‘very reliable and knowledgeable’ personal injury department in Glasgow is headed by Stephen Bryceland and is equipped to deal with volume claims as well as complex and high-value litigation at all levels, from pre-litigation advice through to taking cases to the Supreme Court. Solicitor advocate Catherine Currie is the firm’s key contact for high-value catastrophic injuries cases, while accredited mediator Garry Ferguson is well versed in complex, international matters and covers cases involving injuries, such as chronic pain and brain injury, as well as fatalities. Claire White specialises in employers’ liability, public liability and product liability claims with a focus on medical devices and implants.