Kirsteen Maclean > 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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Kirsteen Maclean
Work Department
Commercial Dispute Resolution, Recoveries and Insolvency and Corporate Recovery
Position
Senior Associate
Kirsteen has wide-ranging experience of handling litigation for businesses and individuals, not only at the Sheriff Courts and the Court of Session but also the Supreme Court of the UK.
Described in the Legal 500 as ‘friendly and knowledgeable’, she advises business and personal clients daily, on litigation issues and remedies arising out of a range of commercial contracts.
Kirsteen has a wealth of experience in debt recovery actions, including protective diligence and enforcement action, both in Scotland and in other jurisdictions.
Kirsteen regularly acts for Trustees under Trust Deeds and Sequestrations, Receivers, Administrators and Liquidators. She holds the Certificate of Proficiency in Insolvency (Scotland) qualification, from the Insolvency Practitioners’ Association. The CPI is a most respected qualification, one which very few Scottish lawyers possess. The qualification provides added value and expertise to the clients who Kirsteen represents, fulfilling her aim in securing it.
Kirsteen is also an Affiliate member of the Insolvency Practitioners Association and of the Institute of Credit Management.
Recent cases: Acting for the respondent in the UK Supreme Court Dooneen Ltd (t/a McGinness Associates) and another v Mond (Scotland) [2018] UKSC 54
Career
Trained Boyds Solicitors Qualified (1997), Biggart Baillie (2001-2005), BTO (2006- Present); Certificate of Proficiency in Insolvency (Scotland) qualification (CPI)
Memberships
Affiliate member of the Insolvency Practitioners Association (IPA)
Affiliate member of the Institute of Credit Management (ICM)
Education
Glasgow University
Leisure
Enjoys taking part in and watching all types of sports, especially tennis, hockey and running. She has completed the Edinburgh, Belfast and New York (x2) marathons for charity. Also enjoys travelling, especially city breaks worldwide.
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.
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