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Jennifer Stewart

0141 221 8012 jhs@bto.co.uk View profile View profile View profile

Work Department

Insurance, Personal Injury

Position

Senior Associate

Jennifer has specialised in personal injury litigation since qualifying as a solicitor in 2004 and has over fifteen years of extensive experience in the field of industrial disease including noise induced hearing loss, hand arm vibration, silicosis and occupational asthma claims She has a range of experience dealing with the investigation of claims from the initial pre litigation stage to final conclusion either by negotiated settlement or by raising and handling court proceedings.

She has dealt primarily with asbestos related disease claims for the last eleven years acting for pursuers and defenders in actions raised in the Court of Session and Sheriff court which has given her an in depth knowledge of the issues that these types of cases involve. In particular, she has specialised in high value cases in which fatal injuries have been sustained.

Career

After completing her traineeship at Thompsons (2004), Jennifer remained within their disease team in Edinburgh dealing primarily with HAVS and Noise Induced Hearing loss claims in the Court of Session. In 2008, she was transferred to their Glasgow office and specialised in asbestos litigation in the Court of Session. She became an Associate in 2010. In April 2016 she secured a position with BTO Solicitors LLP as an Associate within their personal injury insurance team and became a Senior Associate in 2019.  She deals primarily with a range of industrial disease actions in the Court of Session and Sheriff Courts as well as EL/PL claims.

Memberships

Law Society of Scotland

Notary Public

Education

University of Dundee, LLB (Hons) 1997; Diploma in Legal Practice 1998