UK Bar
Commercial Dispute Resolution - Scotland (Bar)
Susan Ower is a highly regarded advocate with substantial experience handling complex and high-profile commercial contract disputes, and is highly rated for her insolvency and banking and finance practice. She is currently standing junior counsel to the Scottish Government Legal Directorate.
Strengths
"Susan is fantastic on her feet in court and clients warm to her immediately. She is right at the top of the list for insolvency and commercial litigation work in Scotland."
"Susan is a superb silk for commercial matters. She really has the ear of the court and is great with clients."
"I found Susan to get to the nub of the matter very quickly and she is very user-friendly and commercially minded."
Company - Scotland (Bar)
Susan Ower is a well-regarded commercial junior known for her impressive, wide-ranging practice. She has a focus on debt, insolvency and commercial contracts, and serves as a standing junior to the Scottish Government Legal Directorate.
Strengths
"Susan is very commercially astute and always willing to bounce ideas around. She is a very confident and able performer in court."
Restructuring/Insolvency - Scotland (Bar)
Susan Ower KC is a highly regarded advocate who handles a broad spectrum of issues relating to administrations, liquidations and sequestrations. She regularly acts on behalf of insolvency practitioners, banks and financial institutions. She has also appeared before the Supreme Court in numerous matters.
Strengths
"Susan was the best senior junior for contested court hearings - fantastic and ferocious in cross-examination. She will continue to be a leading choice as a KC."
"Susan gets to the nub of a matter very quickly and is very user- friendly and very commercially minded. I am very impressed with how she's handled things."