General Insurance/Fraud

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.