United Kingdom - Scotland • Crime, fraud and licensing

BTO Solicitors LLP

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BTO Solicitors LLP provides ‘a truly bespoke service’, with ’first-class’ advice provided to both individuals and other legal entities across a wide array of traditional criminal areas, with a unique and substantial growth in the volume of cases relating to fatal road traffic collisions. Vikki Watt heads the practice and specialises in the defence of criminal and regulatory prosecutions, with her varied experience including all aspects of criminal defence, serious assaults, fraud, sexual offences and culpable homicide. Lindsay MacNeill, who was recently promoted to partner, is praised for her 'client-centric approach' and described as 'tenacious but very personable.'

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  • ‘A truly bespoke service with the utmost level of professionalism provided.’

  • 'Vikki Watt - highly experienced, knowledgeable and confident partner. Clients feel confident in her ability and trust her. She is able to deal with people in stressful situations in a compassionate way whilst remaining entirely focused on the issues of the case and delivering the best possible representation.'

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Key clients

  • Scottish Police Federation
  • AIG

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Work highlights

  • Acting for Andrew Grant, company director, securing his acquittal of the charge of culpable homicide and of three additional charges.
  • Acting on behalf of the Scottish Police Federation in connection with potentially career ending allegations. Successful negotiation with the Crown saw not guilty pleas accepted for four charges and acquittal achieved following trial on the remaining data protection charge.

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