Clyde & Co
Scotland
Lawyers
Duncan Batchelor
Ann Bonomy
Andrew Constable
Karen Dance
Karen is a partner and has been involved in insurance litigation for over 25 years, specialising in defended reparation cases.She advises and represents self-insured companies and businesses as well as a wide range of insurers, brokers and claims handlers and has considerable experience in defending a wide range of employers' liability, public liability and RTA claims, including complex and catastrophic claims.She has a special interest in animal, veterinary and equestrian litigation, having previously held the position of Director for Governance with Horse Scotland, responsible for lobbying the Scottish Government for legislative changes in the equestrian welfare environment.Karen is head of the business stream for Scotland and the driving force behind a number of our litigation and technology initiatives, which focus on providing the best service to our clients.
Mark Donaldson
Craig Evans
Caroline Gillespie
Caroline is head of the family law team and partner in Glasgow.Having practiced for over 30 years, Caroline is an experienced litigator especially in both Court of Session and Sheriff CourtHer caseload comprises a broad range of family, child and matrimonial cases with renowned expertise in international child relocation and cohabitation claims and also complex financial provision cases.She is accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in family law and child law.She is trained in Collaborative Law.Caroline was the instructing solicitor in the reported case of Price v Baxter which made a determination regarding the interaction between spousal separation agreements and testamentary provision.She was also the instructing solicitor in a successful opposition to an action seeking to deprive a natural father of parental rights and responsibilities. It is understood to be unique in that it proceeded to Proof on the issue and received judicial determination.Caroline regularly speaks at high profile external conferences on family law and recently spoke on Brexit and family law and cross-border jurisdiction issues.
Andrew Gilmour
Andrew is an insurance Partner based in BLM’s Glasgow office.He is instructed by insurers, legacy insurers, self-insured businesses and loss adjusters directly and is experienced in dealing with employers’ liability, public liability and motor claims for the firm’s clients and in commercial disputes.His experience of casualty and motor claims spans more than 24 years.Andrew has experience of a wide range of cases in the Court of Session and Sheriff Court, with a particular focus on high value disease and environmental claims. These include: all asbestos-related conditions; HAVS; carpal tunnel syndrome; noise-induced deafness and tinnitus; occupational asthma; occupational skin conditions; allergic conditions and repetitive strain injuries. He also regularly speaks at conferences and delivers training to a variety of clients in different industry sectors in all aspects of Scottish claims and litigation.
Tanya Gordon
Gilles Graham
Rachel Henry
Rachel is a Partner in the catastrophic team. She has specialised in personal injury civil litigation since her traineeship in 2006 and has focused on large loss and catastrophic claims since 2010. She deals with serious spinal injuries, brain injuries, amputations and chronic pain. She is a member of the BLM NCG group which brings together our top CAT solicitors to ensure best practice and performance on a cross-jurisdictonal level.
Frank Hughes
Frank is a partner and Head of BLM's Glasgow office.He has experience in conducting insurer-related litigation across a wide arena, including to the Supreme Court. He specialises in complex loss and emerging risks, particularly abuse and has a significant background in disease litigation and large loss.Frank has been an accredited specialist in personal injuries for many years and has acted as an expert witness in solicitors’ negligence.For many years he tutored in Judicial Review at Glasgow University and he is the author of an online resource on Scottish Court procedure.On many occasions Frank has presented publicly on insurance-related subjects, both nationally and internationally.
Ian Leach
Ian heads up the firm’s Edinburgh office and has over 30 years experience of civil litigation. He acts for insurers , corporate clients , and public bodies in complex and high-value actions including motor, employers liability and public liability cases. He successfully acted for the defenders in the following recent cases - William MacBean v Scottish Water 2020 CSOH 29/5/20Susan Hughes v Fife Council and Another 2019 CSOH 19/3/19 Jacqueline Edwards v Fife Council and Another 2019 CSOH 19/3/19Danielle Weddle v Glasgow City Council 2019 SC EDIN 42Linda Smith v Scottish Water 2014 CSOH 140He is a member of the firm's executive board .
Greg MacDougall
Greg is a partner and a complex loss specialist dealing with the most complex and highest value of claims across a wide range or areas from Motor, EL, PL, accidents abroad and medical-related litigation.He has specialised in this area of work since 2002 and is actively involved as the Scottish CRP for a range of insurers, brokers and corporates. As a solicitor advocate he appears in all the courts in Scotland and handles claims from cradle to grave. Most recently he was junior counsel to Andrew Smith QC for a case involving a spectator to the Glasgow Bin Lorry tragedy and its subsequent appeal.He acts for a large range of corporates including tour operators in relation to fatalities and catastrophic injuries abroad and leads a team of travel litigation specialists handling sickness and accident claims. He acts also for surgeons, nurses, podiatrists, care homes, optometrists and other healthcare professions in a range of claims including claims involving life changing injury of the highest severity. He also handles claims involving hotels, restaurants, waste management companies, distribution and transport companies and aviation companies. He is a member of the Personal Injury Users Group in the All-Scotland Personal Injury Court.
Kim McLeod
Vikki Melville
Stephen Miller
Graham Mitchell
Imani Mselle
Senior Associate
Claire Raftery
Frances Ross
David Tait
Jeremia Tarimo
Senior Associate
David Taylor
Specialises in high value property damage work , defended and recovery, and in providing policy indemnity advice . Niche experience in flooding litigation having lectured and written on flood prevention law. Acted for consortium of insurers in recovery proceedings arising out of flooding in Edinburgh in 2000 – see Viewpoint Housing Association Limited 2007 SLT 772. Past experience in disease work, particularly asbestos related litigation. Gave evidence to Justice Committee of Scottish Government on implications of the Rights of Relatives to Damages (Mesothelioma) (Scotland) Bill.Granted extended rights of audience in 1999.
Graeme Watson
Shirley Wyles
Shirley is a partner and head of the Scottish property team. She regularly defends and pursues subrogated recoveries on behalf of her insurer, corporate and public body clients. Shirley has over 20 years' experience in dealing with insurance litigation and has expertise in fire, flooding, drainage, geo-technical and product liability cases. She also has expertise in the provision of policy response and coverage advice.
Kirsty Yuill
Kirsty is a Partner in BLM’s Scottish insurance team with over 18 years’ experience in litigation, acting for insurers and self-insured clients as defenders in both the Court of Session and sheriff courts.She joined BLM in January 2015. She has specialised in personal injury cases since 2004, initially acting for a number of legal expenses insurers and accident management companies representing pursuers and defenders before focusing on defender personal injury work. She has a wealth of experience in dealing with all types of claims including medical negligence, accidents at work, slips and trips and road traffic accidents involving severe and catastrophic injuries, multiple heads of claim and fatalities. Kirsty has particular expertise in handling high value and complex cases and claims where there are validation concerns. She also has niche expertise in dealing with claims pursued with reference to the Road Traffic Act 1988, Article 75 and the Uninsured Drivers’ Agreement. She regularly provides advice to clients in respect of motor insurance disputes concerning policy interpretation and the application of the 1988 Act. Kirsty is a member of FOIL and sits on the Scottish FOIL Fraud sector focus team.She regularly participates in claim surgeries for insurer clients and delivers training on developing trends in Scotland. She also work swith insurers on litigation avoidance and strategy operations.Outside of work, she is a member of the Scottish Youth Football Association (SYFA) protection panel dealing with disciplinary matters concerning youth coaches, child protection issues and also providing advice to the SYFA on the fitness of candidates who apply to become youth coaches.