BTO Solicitors LLP

Employment

Consultant

Rhona, is a highly experienced commercial litigator who demonstrates diverse expertise across a spectrum of legal disputes, including contractual claims, shareholder disputes, director’s malfeasance, partnership disputes, interdicts, breach of copyright and covenants, debt recovery and property disputes. Rhona also holds a master’s degree in employment law and has a particular interest in that field.

She has vast experience in commercial dispute resolution, both pursuing and defending in all the Scottish courts and at the Supreme Court. Rhona also has extensive advocacy experience before tribunals and panels, in particular at the Employment Tribunal.

Rhona’s practice includes advising individuals and businesses across a broad range of sectors, including financial services, property, construction and retail, ranging from PLC'S to SME's and start-ups. She provides advice in relation to all aspects of their businesses involving commercial and contractual disputes. These include the full range of employment law issues, such as unfair dismissal, discrimination, TUPE, senior executive exits and redundancy. Rhona enjoys working closely with her clients on all facets of their business in relation to commercial matters and people management.

The range and depth of Rhona’s experience allows her to identify strategic issues early on and to ensure that, wherever possible, matters are resolved without recourse to court or tribunal proceedings. Rhona is particularly adept at delivering pragmatic commercial solutions which meet her clients’ needs, but she is also known for her determination and tenacity where court is unavoidable.

Assistant & Partner, Mcmilan Kilpatrick SCC (Jan 1991-Apr 2000) Partner, Clairmonts (Apr 2001-Sep2006) Partner, Bell & Scott Property Law (2006-Jul 2011) Partner, Anderson Strathern (Jul 2011-Aug 2015) Special Counsel (Sep 2015-Aug 2016) Consultant, BTO Solicitors LLP (Sep 2016-Present)

English

Law Society of Scotland

LLM in Employment Law and Practice (2005) Robert Gordon University; LLB (Hons), (1986) Dip LP (1987), University of Aberdeen, Notary Public.