Qualifications
LL.B (Hons) University of Aberdeen
Dip. L.P. University of Aberdeen
Special interests
Alternative dispute resolution
Construction
Planning and Environmental
Professional liability and regulation
Biography
Mark was a solicitor for 8 years before joining the Faculty of Advocates, working in the litigation department of a large local authority.
Since calling to the Bar, Mark has been instructed in a range of planning, property, commercial, construction, professional negligence, licensing and public law matters. He has appeared in cases before the Inner House and Outer House of the Court of Session, including the Commercial Court; the Sheriff Principal; the Sheriff Court; the Lands Tribunal for Scotland; the Employment Appeal Tribunal; and the Employment Tribunal. He has also represented parties before Local Authority Licensing Committees.
Mark has an interest in arbitration, and in 2014 he completed a certificate in International Commercial Arbitration at the University of Dundee.