Catastropic Injuries Claims
BTO is ranked in band 1 by The Legal 500 for Personal Injury – Defender work.
The team has “a strong presence wherever big-ticket catastrophic claims are to be found.” It deals with multi-million pound personal injury claims largely on behalf of insurers and claimants and is “known for the strong personal relationship (it) builds up with its clients.” The team is led by partner Catherine Currie.
At present, the team is instructed in a wide variety of claims involving injuries as diverse as complete and incomplete tetraplegia, spinal injury lesions, brain injury, psychiatric and psychological damage, cases where the injured party is in a complete vegetative state and amputation claims.
BTO is appointed by a range of UK and international insurers to deal with their Scottish claims on an exclusive basis. The clinical defence team have particular expertise in catastrophic medical negligence cases, and work closely with the team, bringing extensive knowledge of clinical negligence matters.
The Catastrophic Injuries team deals on a regular basis with catastrophic claims involving children.
Contact:
Catherine Currie, Partner ccr@bto.co.uk T. 0141 221 8012