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BTO Solicitors LLP
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GLASGOW
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Grant Hunter

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Work Department

Dispute Resolution, Insolvency, Commercial Debt and Asset Recovery

Position

Partner and Head of BTO’s Commercial Dispute Resolution Department, based in our Glasgow Office.

Grant is an experienced litigator specialising in commercial dispute resolution, in particular corporate litigation including warranty claims, unfair prejudice petitions and associated shareholder disputes, corporate and personal insolvency, property disputes, asset recovery and commercial debt recovery litigation.

He has a long and successful track record in these areas, having appeared regularly in Sheriff Courts and Tribunals throughout Scotland since 1991. Grant also litigates in the Court of Session and conducts arbitration and mediation for commercial clients.

Grant also acts for insolvency practitioners in personal and corporate insolvencies and for other Chartered Accountants in commercial disputes. Via Mackrell International, he is involved from time to time in cross border dispute resolution.

Grant’s client base includes well known Scottish and UK SMEs, major UK banks, global credit card companies, European credit insurers, some PLCs, Registered Social Landlords, property management companies.

Career

BTO Solicitors LLP (2000 – present); Associate and Assistant Solcitor, Brunton Miller (1993 – 2000); Assistant and trainee, Kidstons and Co (now Lindsays) (1990-1993)

Languages

German and French (MA Degree). He speaks fluent German and French.

Memberships

Law Society of Scotland; Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow.

Education

University of Glasgow, MA (German and French) (1987), LL.B. (1989), Dip. LP (1990). Notary Public 1995

Leisure

Golf, football, rugby, squash and travel.

Lawyer Rankings

Scotland > Dispute resolution > Debt recovery

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.

Scotland > Real estate > Social housing

With the employment-focused Caroline Carr, BTO Solicitors LLP is geared to advise clients, most of whom are housing associations such as RSLs, on sensitive management, staffing and governance issues. Commercial litigator Grant Hunter also handles disputes arising out of major development projects and tenement refurbishment programmes, among other contentious issues. Carr and Hunter co-head the practice with Karen Brodie, who takes the lead on commercial conveyancing matters. Other recommended individuals include senior associates Marion Davis and Douglas Strang.

Scotland > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation

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.

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