Jennifer King > 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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Jennifer King
Work Department
Professional Discipline, Clinical Defence and Employment.
Position
Associate
Jennifer is an Associate in BTO’s clinical defence team, ranked Band 1 by Chambers UK and the Legal 500.
Jennifer provides representation and advice to professionals in matters arising from fitness to practise investigations, fitness to practise hearings and interim order hearings. She has experience providing representation to a variety of professionals including those in the medical, dental, nursing and finance professions. She also acts for medical and dental professionals in clinical negligence claims raised in the Sheriff Court and Court of Session.
Jennifer worked with BTO’s employment law team for over five years, providing advice to both employers and employees in a variety of contentious and non-contentious matters and has significant experience pursuing and defending Employment Tribunal claims.
Jennifer’s experience has involved advising employers on issues with unfair dismissal, constructive unfair dismissal, collective redundancy consultation, disciplinary and grievance matters and ill health retirement. She has also advised individuals in claims arising from unfair dismissal, constructive unfair dismissal, breach of contract, redundancy, discrimination and unauthorised deductions from wages.
She is experienced in negotiating settlement agreements for both employers and employees and providing guidance on contracts of employment and disciplinary and grievance matters.
Career
Trainee Solicitor, BTO Solicitors LLP (Sept 2008-Aug 2010);
Solicitor Employment Law (Sept 2010-Nov 2013)
Senior Solicitor Clinical Defence and Employment Law (Nov 2013-Apr 2017)
Associate Professional Discipline, Clinical Defence and Employment Law (Apr 2017-Present)
Memberships
Law Society of Scotland
Education
LLB Hons (2006), Dip LP (2007), Notary Public (2009)
Lawyer Rankings
Scotland > Insurance > Medical negligence: defender
Acting for major UK medical defence organisations, BTO Solicitors LLP represents doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals in complex, high-value and fatal clinical negligence claims before Scottish courts. Public inquiries are another strength of the firm, as are cosmetic claims, which constitute a growing focus area for the team. The group is also regularly instructed by insurers and individuals to defend claims in the private sphere. Practice head Laura Donald is a seasoned litigator with significant experience in fatal accident inquiries and public inquiries, while associate Jill Harris acts for medical and dental professionals. Other key individuals include associates Jennifer King, Natalie McCartney and Cara Docherty, as well as former Brodies LLP partner Duncan Mawby, who joined the firm as a consultant in February 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
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