BTO Solicitors LLP

BTO Solicitors LLP

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BTO Solicitors LLP - Criminal: Fraud

Vikki Watt

Vikki Watt

Partner and Solicitor-Advocate Vikki heads BTO’s top tier Health & Safety, Regulatory and Criminal defence practice. She is a Solicitor Advocate specialising in the defence of health and safety, environmental and white collar criminal prosecutions. With two decades at the top of her field, she is recognized for her accomplished advocacy skills by both clients and professional colleagues alike and combines a sharp analytical mind and empathetic approach. She acts for a number of high-profile Insurers, as well as individuals, SMEs and multinational companies. Instructed regularly at the outset when a major incident or fatality occurs, Vikki has a wealth of experience in advising clients at all stages, ranging from strategic advice in the immediate aftermath of a serious incident to representation at interviews under caution and the conduct of Tribunals, Trials, Fatal Accident and Public Inquiries. This includes providing crisis management and reputational advice at all stages. Vikki is the ‘go to’ Panel solicitor for a number of insurers, LAs, charities and construction companies in health and safety matters and regularly receives referral work from market leaders both north and south of the border. Vikki's non-contentious work also sees her heavily involved in training for other lawyers and clients. She is a regular  presenter on all aspects of health and safety law to bodies such as the MGAA, the Solicitors’ Group, Lloyds of London and provides bespoke training to her private clients.
Neil Macdonald

Neil Macdonald

Associate

Team Services

BTO’s team has experience in a wide range of complex cases in the field of regulatory and serious crime and its long-established reputation in this specialist area of practice continues to grow.

The department includes 2 solicitor advocates (1 criminal and 1 civil) and a former prosecutor who prosecuted economic crime.  It has a track record in discreet handling of high profile and invariably complex financial crime investigations and prosecutions.

Team members have a strong practice in acting for clients in banking, academia, vehicle sales, construction, charities, education and accountancy, amongst other high-risk industry sectors.

Its cases at the instance of the Competitions and Markets Authority, Police Scotland’s Economic Crime Unit and HMRC routinely relate to serious allegations of theft, embezzlement, bribery and corruption, fraud and money laundering offences.

BTO always adopts a collaborative approach to the preparation of financial crime cases to ensure the best results for clients.

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