BTO Solicitors LLP

Employment.

Partner and head of BTO’s employment team

Caroline Carr, Partner and Head of the firm’s Employment Law team, has been accredited as a specialist in employment law by the Law Society of Scotland, since 2001.

She is sought out by clients and regularly receives client referrals from other top Employment lawyers in Scotland. She advises a range of employers and senior executives on the full spectrum of employment law issues including disciplinary issues, managing exits, whistleblowing and discrimination claims and negotiating high level Settlement Agreements. She acts for the insured of global insurers under their employment practices liability insurance.

Caroline also works closely with commercial and corporate colleagues advising on employment aspects of acquisitions and business transfers (TUPE) and in regulatory/corporate governance matters involving directors/Board members and reporting to the various Regulators. She successfully represents clients at Employment Tribunals and Employment Appeal Tribunals throughout the UK.

Caroline is well known for her expertise in advising doctors, consultants and dentists experiencing employment and disciplinary difficulties, which can significantly impact on their professional reputation, through representing the interests of members of various medical and dental defence organisations in regulatory disciplinary matters. She is now one of the few “go to” disciplinary lawyers in Scotland for healthcare professionals including doctors and dentists in particular, and for the professions generally.

Caroline is also seeing increasing instructions from individuals in the Medical and Dental sector who are generally considered as self-employed, but who are seeking advice on their rights and potential “worker” status.

Caroline also has a particular expertise in advising RSL and charity/third sector clients in relation to sensitive management, staffing and governance issues which can also trigger the Regulator’s Notifiable Events Guidance. She is well versed in the regulatory requirements governing RSLs and charities which adds an extra layer of “rules” within which these employers must operate. Caroline is sought out for her first -class practical advice to guide Directors and Committee members through significant staffing issues. She is one of the few “go to” lawyers for employment law advice in the social housing sector given her knowledge of the regulatory requirements and Notifiable Events guidance.

In Caroline’s view, the role of a decent employment lawyer now extends beyond “just” employment law advice – as new categories of workplace and personnel arise, she and her team keep up with the times, expanding their reach and are advising many businesses and individuals on their rights – and not all are employees.

Partner and Head of Employment Law team, BTO Solicitors LLP (2000 - present); Law Society of Scotland Accredited Specialist (since 2001); Associate, BTO Solicitors (1997–2000); Tindal Oatts (1993-97).

Work highlights:

Successfully concluding a complex ET case (with an international dimension/ territorial jurisdiction argument) for a global insurer and their multi-million-pound Scottish headquartered company (insured) for a “modest” settlement sum. Successful defending a complex race discrimination ET for a global insurer and their insured Settling a complex employment dispute for the director of a Scottish Housing Association for a significant six figure sum which exceeded her client’s expectations. Successfully defending various doctors regarding workplace allegations and regulatory concerns and securing positive outcomes to allow them to resume their careers. Working with our corporate law colleagues advising entrepreneurs and their company in relation to bringing in new shareholders and directors, taking account of existing obligations in franchise agreements with coffee and retail providers ( global household names) to facilitate them expanding their business whilst protect their business

English.

Law Society of Scotland’s Employment Law Group.

Employment Lawyers Association

Association of Regulatory & Disciplinary Lawyers

St Brides, East Kilbride; Glasgow University (1991 LLB Hons Dip LP).

Caroline enjoys tennis, golf and travel.