Beverley Addison > BTO Solicitors LLP > Glasgow, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile
BTO Solicitors LLP Offices
48 ST VINCENT STREET
GLASGOW
G2 5HS
United Kingdom
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Beverley Addison
Work Department
Family Law
Position
Senior Solicitor
Beverley is a dedicated family lawyer and trained Collaborative Practitioner within BTO’s Family Law team. She has been with the firm since 2015 after undertaking a specialised traineeship in Family Law.
Beverley is experienced in dealing with all aspects of family law including financial provision on separation and divorce, claims on the cessation of cohabitation and cases relating to children. She has experience pursuing all types of family actions through both the Sheriff Court and the Court of Session, and also in resolving matters amicably away from court via negotiation and the collaborative process.
Beverley also spent 6 months working as a Corporate lawyer, giving her a real head for figures and a unique understanding of the corporate implications of a separation where family-owned businesses are involved. She regularly works with the country’s top forensic accountants to appropriately deal with the treatment of corporate interests upon divorce and holds a Certificate in Business Valuation from the ACCA.
Beverley is also a well-known specialist in Fertility Law and Family Creation in Scotland, and regularly advises both individual clients and organisations about matters such as surrogacy, assisted or donor conception, adoption and parenting for LGBTQ+ couples through the firm’s Modern Families practice unit which she spearheaded the introduction of. She is a real pioneer for all kinds of Modern Families and has helped numerous clients fulfil their dream of becoming parents.
Beverley is warm, comforting and personable with clients and takes pride in making the law easy to understand. She is committed to securing good outcomes whilst also looking after her clients’ wellbeing throughout what can often be a difficult process, and is a qualified Mental Health First Aider through the NHS.
Career
Trained at BTO Solicitors; qualified 2017;
Senior Solicitor at BTO Solicitors (2020 – date)
Languages
English
Memberships
Member of the Law Society of Scotland’s Family & Child Law Policy Committee; the Family Law Association; the Scottish Young Lawyers Association; Consensus Scotland.
Education
Greenock High School; Inverclyde Academy; University of Glasgow LLB 2014; DPLP 2015.
Leisure
Beverley enjoys all things sporty and is the current Director of Women & Girls Rugby at Greenock Wanderers Rugby Club.
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: fraud
- Private client > Family
- Insurance > Medical negligence: defender
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Social housing
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Employment > Employment
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media and entertainment
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and executries
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation
- Real estate > Commercial property: Edinburgh and Glasgow
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Edinburgh and Glasgow
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Energy (excluding oil and gas)
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Construction