Biography

Victoria called to the Bar in 2020 after gaining considerable experience as a solicitor in private practice. She was the 2019-2020 Faculty Scholar (joint).

Victoria’s principal areas of practice are in professional negligence, professional discipline and commercial disputes. She advises professionals and their insurers on a variety of disputes ranging from the defence of claims and complaints to coverage questions and other ancillary matters.   Victoria has experience of defending a wide range of professionals, including legal professionals, accountants, IFAs, brokers, architects, engineers, surveyors and teachers. As a solicitor, she was accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in professional negligence law.

Victoria has experience of litigating in the Commercial Court, the Outer and Inner Houses of the Court of Session and the Sheriff Courts.  She has defended professionals in complaints before the SLCC, the Law Society of Scotland and ICAS.  Victoria also has experience of resolving disputes by way of mediation.