Lindsay MacNeill

Practice Areas

Lindsay is a Partner and Solicitor Advocate in BTO's Regulatory & Criminal Defence team.

Prior to joining BTO’s top tier Health and Safety, Regulatory and Criminal practice, Lindsay trained as a solicitor with the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service and worked on a number of high profile cases within the Proceeds of Crime Unit. She then worked in a busy Procurator Fiscals’ office and prosecuted a wide range of criminal cases from statutory breaches to common law charges in Court, from early procedural hearings through to trial. Now a dedicated criminal and regulatory defence solicitor, Lindsay has represented clients in a variety of criminal proceedings. She has also appeared with clients, including medical professionals and companies, in Fatal Accident Inquiries involving both Health and Safety and medical treatment issues. Having gained experience of appearing as both prosecution and defence in Court, Lindsay is able to consider cases from each perspective and offer sound advice on the prospects of criminal matters at an early stage.

Career

Trainee Solicitor, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (Aug 2010-July2012); Solicitor, Blair and Bryden Solicitors (Jul 2012-Nov2012); Senior Solicitor, BTO Solicitors LLP (Nov 2012-Apr 2016); Associate, Pinsent Masons (Apr 2016-Mar2018); Associate, BTO Solicitor LLP (Mar 2018-2021); Senior Associate, BTO Solicitors; Partner, BTO.

Professional Memberships

Member of the Appeals and Reviews Sub-Committee of the Law Society of Scotland.

Experience

Successfully defended at trial a business owner accused of multiple money laundering offences.

Successfully defended at trial a professional driver accused of careless driving, using a special defence of automatism.

Successfully defended a doctor accused of a serious sexual offence in proceedings before the GMC.

Representing the operators of an airport in an investigation into a fatal accident involving an employee.

Representing the operators of a dock in the aftermath of a serious incident involving a vessel in dry dock.

Representing a Local Authority in relation to the death of a child on a construction site.

Representing a senior engineer involved in the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry.