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Professional Discipline - Scotland
Individual Editorial
Catriona Watt heads the professional regulation team at Anderson Strathern. She advises a number of regulatory bodies in the healthcare, education and construction sectors on investigations, judicial reviews and appeals.
Strengths
She's all over this area of practice and is an encyclopaedia in her knowledge of professional disciplinary law.
Catriona is really good; she knows her stuff around regulators and is extremely experienced.
She knows regulatory law inside-out and knows more than anyone else in Scotland. She has a really good relationship with the regulators and understands the pressures they deal with too.
Healthcare - Scotland
Individual Editorial
Catriona Watt has deep expertise in advising regulators, healthcare providers and private individuals on a range of regulatory matters and related disputes. She regularly assists with judicial reviews concerning the practices of hospitals and care homes.
Strengths
She communicates complex matters clearly. She shows good understanding of a client's financial situation and plans accordingly. She also uses good judgement in selecting counsel.
Catriona is very prominent and skilled.
Civil Liberties & Human Rights - Scotland
Individual Editorial
Catriona Watt is adept at handling prison law and mental health disputes with human rights elements.
Strengths
Catriona is a very experienced, great lawyer.
Administrative & Public Law - Scotland
Individual Editorial
Catriona Watt is a partner at Anderson Strathern. She has considerable strength in advising clients on judicial review challenges and a wide range of public law regulatory matters. She has particular expertise in the healthcare sector.
Strengths
I have full confidence in Catriona.
Catriona has some of the broadest and widest specialist knowledge.
Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant - Scotland
Individual Editorial
Catriona Watt regularly leads on complex and high-value matters, in particular catastrophic birth injury cases.
Strengths
She is very good at what she does and very supportive.