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Lewis Richardson

Lewis Richardson

Work Department

Insurance (insurers and self insured)

Position

Lewis is an Associate within BTO’s insurance team, where he focuses on defending motor, employers and public liability claims in the Sheriff Court. These include a number of claims arising from asbestos exposure.

Lewis trained solely in litigation at a firm specialising in insurance defence work. Upon qualifying he moved to a firm where he appeared regularly in Edinburgh Sheriff Court as local agent in both procedural and contentious matters. He has also conducted Proofs, Opposed Motions and Appeals on behalf of his own clients in courts throughout Scotland.

In addition to his Sheriff Court work Lewis has experience dealing with a wide variety of Court of Session matters.

He volunteers as a tutor at the Mock Court competition for Scottish secondary schools.

Career

BTO Solicitors LLP, Associate (2019 - present); BTO Solicitors LLP, Senior Solicitor (2015 -  2019); Blacklocks, Solicitor (2013-2015); Simpson & Marwick WS, Trainee (2010-2012)

Memberships

Law Society of Scotland

Education

University of Glasgow, 2009 – L.L.B. (Hons.); Glasgow Graduate School of Law 2010 – Diploma in Legal Practice