Garry Ferguson > BTO Solicitors LLP > Glasgow, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile

BTO Solicitors LLP
48 ST VINCENT STREET
GLASGOW
G2 5HS
United Kingdom

Work Department

Insurance; personal injury.

Position

Partner

Extensive experience across the full spectrum of defender personal injury claims. His practice includes cases involving injuries such as head/brain injury, amputations, neurological conditions, chronic pain, psychiatric and psychological disorders and fatalities.

He is regularly instructed in complex cases which have an international element to them involving arguments regarding jurisdiction and applicable law.

Garry is also an accredited civil and commercial mediator and regularly acts as a mediator in a wide range of disputes.

Career

Trained Boyds solicitors; qualified (1994); partner BTO Solicitors LLP (2013). Boyds (1992-95); McGrigor Donald (1995-97); Dundas & Wilson (1997-2007); career break (2007-10); BTO Solicitors LLP (2010 to date).

Work highlights:

  • £2.7million Court action arising from an accident at work, in which the pursuer, who had previously suffered traumatic amputation of two fingers, suffered a serious crush injury to his other hand.
  • Instructed in a clinical negligence case by a software company, where a misdiagnosis of cancer lead to unnecessary surgical treatment.
  • Employer’s liability, stress, bullying and harassment at work court action arising from alleged failure to address employee’s concerns over covid safety measures.

Languages

English.

Memberships

Garry is member of the Law Society of Scotland.  He is also an active member of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL) and is a former Chair of FOIL in Scotland and Scottish representative on the FOIL UK National Committee.  He is currently a member of the Scottish Major Loss SFT, and the (only) Scottish member on the FOIL UK Rehabilitation SFT.  He is a member of the Insurance Fraud Investigators Group. He is also a member of the Scottish Mediation Clinic. He is also a member of ADR Group.

Education

Cumnock Academy, Ayrshire; University of Strathclyde (1991 LLB (Hons); 1992 Dip LP).

Leisure

Running – currently working way round all Scottish park runs: Member of ‘The Gym’; spending time with family; reading – principally thrillers; holidaying in the Kingdom of Fife.

Lawyer Rankings

Scotland > Insurance > Personal injury: defender

Housing a deep bench of highly experienced practitioners, the personal injury practice at BTO Solicitors LLP is led by Stephen Bryceland, who is well-versed in pre-litigation public liability claims. The team handles highly sensitive workplace abuse cases in the care sector, and complex road traffic accident claims. Experienced mediator Garry Ferguson has extensive litigation experience, with a particular focus in brain injury, neurological conductions and workplace related chronic pain mandates. Solicitor advocates Catherine Currie and Mark Hastings handle catastrophic injury claims and offshore litigation damages claims, and Wendy Thomson is another active member of the team.