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Family/Matrimonial - Scotland

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

BTO Solicitors in Edinburgh offers notable expertise in complex children work and high net worth financial provisions concerning both married and cohabiting couples. The firm is active in alternative dispute resolution and has also acted in significant litigation in the Court of Session and the sheriff court. It fields a number of dual-qualified lawyers, meaning the team is well placed to advise on cross-border matters, and often acts on matters involving complex business structures, farming assets and property issues. The team has further expertise in issues pertaining to fertility and surrogacy.

Strengths

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They are a collaborative firm with a willingness to use other departments when needed.

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The team stand out for their technical competence, efficiency and constructive approach.

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They are responsive and diligent in the detailed advice they provide.

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Notable Practitioners

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Lesley Gordon
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Lesley Gordon
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Band 1

Lesley Gordon has a great deal of experience in handling highly contested and complex financial provision matters, including disputes between divorcing and cohabiting couples. She is an accredited family mediator.

Lesley has superb commercial awareness.

She is very switched on to issues that arise in difficult financial cases, including handling assets in other countries and getting information from abroad.

Lesley is a go-to mediator.

She is immaculately prepared and she knows her cases inside out. She fights hard for her clients, but in a pragmatic way.

Lesley is an excellent family lawyer who delivers on all fronts. She is calm, experienced, clever and constructive.

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Kirsty McGuinness
4
Kirsty McGuinness
4
Band 4

Kirsty McGuinness handles a broad array of family work, including high-value financial proceedings and private children matters. She is also a qualified collaborative lawyer and accredited family mediator.

Kirsty got straight to the point and helped to manage expectations.

She is massively committed to achieving the absolute best result for the client.

Kirsty is responsive and efficient.

I think that she's very good and a collaborative lawyer.

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BTO Solicitors LLP

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Lesley Gordon
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Lesley Gordon
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Band 1
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Kirsty McGuinness
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Kirsty McGuinness
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Band 4
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Lesley Gordon
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