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BTO Solicitors LLP Offices

BTO Solicitors LLP
ONE EDINBURGH QUAY
133 FOUNTAINBRIDGE
EDINBURGH
EH3 9QG
United Kingdom
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Will Cole

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Work Department

Dispute Resolution, Property Litigation, Sport, Insolvency, Debt Recovery

Position

Partner

Will is a Partner in our Commercial Dispute Resolution team based in our Edinburgh office. He is an a experienced litigator, an accredited mediator and a qualified arbitrator.  He specialises in helping clients develop and implement strategies for resolving disputes, often with international aspects.

Will has acted in numerous important reported property cases over the course of his career.  He brings the knowledge and experience to his role heading up our Property Litigation team.

Will also has a particular interest in sports law, having previously acted on secondment as the Scottish FA’s first ever independent Compliance Officer, personally prosecuting numerous football disciplinary cases before independent tribunals.  He heads up our Sports Law Team and continues to act for the Scottish FA in litigation and arbitration matters.

Will has the skills to deal with sensitive, business critical matters, and has acted in many significant pieces of commercial litigation for businesses, public and third sector organisations, and individuals.  Reported cases cover areas such as competition law, arbitration, share purchase agreement warranties, unfair prejudice, insurance coverage, commercial contracts, and title conditions.

Clients praise Will’s ability to cut though details and clearly explain the technicalities of disputes and procedure, as well as his personable, forthcoming, and pragmatic approach.

Languages

English

Memberships

Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

Scottish Competition Forum Steering Group

Property Litigation Association

Lawyer Rankings

Scotland > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation

(Next Generation Partners)

Will Cole – BTO Solicitors LLP

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.

Scotland > Real estate > Property litigation

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.

Scotland > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport

With a specialism in the football, golf, boxing and darts sectors, BTO Solicitors LLP is an attractive choice for various leading sports clubs and governing bodies. Practice head Will Cole, an accredited mediator and commercial litigation expert, is regarded for his experience in disciplinary procedures, while Glasgow-based Andrew Sleigh, who has worked as a consultant for the firm since April 2022, handles corporate and commercial issues. Senior associate Michael Cox concentrates on sponsorship agreements and corporate deals. All named individuals are based in Edinburgh unless noted otherwise.

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