The clinical defence team at bto is ranked in band 1 by Chambers UK and The Legal 500 and is regarded at "the pre-eminent clincial negligence defence team in Scotland." (Chambers UK, 2012).
The team has considerable experience in representing principally the medical, dental and nursing professions in relation to damages claims, Fatal Accident Inquiries (FAIs) and in dealing with complaints against those professionals, in particular to the General Medical Council (GMC) and the General Dental Council (GDC). In addition, we represent the medical profession in disciplinary proceedings brought by their employers and in NHS tribunals, and the dental profession in investigations brought about by the NHS Counter Fraud Service team.
Claims against doctors, dentists and hospitals have been on the increase for a number of years. Handling such claims, particularly from the point of view of the medical, dental or nursing professionals involved, is an extremely specialised area and the leaders in their field at bto have a successful track records in this area..
The team, praised for “their consistently high-quality work and client-friendly approach” (Chambers UK), is headed by Douglas Jessiman and Laura Donald both of whom have spent many years working in this field.