| Alasdair Loudon Partner Turcan Connell Alasdair heads Turcan Connell's Divorce and Family Law Team. Acknowledged as one of Scotland's leading Family Law practitioners, he is particularly well known for his expertise in negotiating separation agreements for high net worth individuals. Chambers UK Guide describes Alasdair as “top-drawer”, “incredibly efficient” and “extremely effective at what he does”. In a recent edition, it recommends “if you need something sorted quickly, then Alasdair is the man to go to”. | |
| Cath Karlin Partner BTO Solicitors Cath has been a specialist in family and child law for over 20 years. She will be known to many of you as co-editor of the Family Law Bulletin and has been instrumental in bringing collaborative practice to Scotland. | |
| Mr John Fotheringham Associate BTO Solicitors John, a "leading expert on child support law" (Chambers UK), holds a double accreditation in both Child Law and Family Law. He has over 30 years' experience in these spheres, representing clients in the Court of Session and in the Sheriff Courts throughout Scotland. John is a trained collaborative lawyer. | |
| Kirsty Malcolm QC Westwater Advocates Kirsty Malcolm practised as a solicitor in Glasgow, primarily in the field of civil litigation specialising in family law, for 17 years prior to calling to the Bar. Her caseload involved working on child related disputes, financial provision in high value divorce cases, pre-nuptial agreements and cross border issues relative to children, whether child abduction or relocation. She represented the pursuer in the case of Calleja v Calleja 1996 SC 479 and whilst appearing regularly in the sheriff court also worked in negotiating many high value financial settlements outwith the courts. | |
| Ms Kirsty Miguda Solicitor BTO Solicitors Kirsty advises on all aspects of family law and has a current practice focus on child-related disputes. She has also been involved with Family Mediation Lothian for over 5 years as a volunteer, child contact centre organiser and supervised contact supervisor. Kirsty’s experience of contact issues gives her an invaluable insight into the practical aspects of contact arrangements. | |
| Ms Lesley Gordon Partner BTO Solicitors Lesley is an accredited specialist in family law ranked in band 1 by Chambers UK. She is experienced in all aspects of family law, with both a contentious and non-contentious practice, and is a family law arbitrator and trained collaborative lawyer. | |
| Ms Marjory Blair Associate BTO Solicitors Marjory provides financial advice on separation, divorce and the dissolution of Civil Partnership, particularly cases involving complicated or high value assets. She is "admired particularly for her skill in adoption disputes and international adoption" (Chambers UK). She has a particular interest in child protection and protection from abuse in all its guises. Marjory is a trained collaborative lawyer. | |
