LAWYER PROFILE

Jill Harris

UK 2026

BTO Solicitors LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Clinical Negligence: Mainly Defendant

Scotland

4 years ranked

About

Provided by BTO Solicitors LLP

Practice Areas

Jill is a Partner and leads BTO's Professional Discipline & Clinical Defence team.

She is recognised by both Chambers UK and The Legal 500 UK.

Jill represents clinicians, pharmacists and optometrists in civil claims involving allegations of clinical negligence at the pre-litigation stage and in actions litigated in the Court of Session and sheriff courts.

She appears at Fatal Accident Inquiries on behalf of clinicians where the deceased has received medical treatment prior to death.

Jill also represents professionals and students in fitness to practise proceedings brought by their professional regulator.

Career

BTO (September 2022)

Brodies

Clyde & Co

BTO

Professional Memberships

Jill is a member of the Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers (ARDL)

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Clinical Negligence: Mainly Defendant - Scotland

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Jill Harris is regularly instructed by Scotland's main medical defence organisations. She also has experience in defending medical product manufacturers against class action lawsuits.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Jill's breath of expertise to handle our claims is excellent.
Clinical Negligence: Mainly DefendantChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
She is excellent, knowledgeable, hard-working, excellent with doctors and very sympathetic.
Clinical Negligence: Mainly DefendantChambers Guide to the Legal Profession