Frank Hughes

Experience

• I am a partner and head of BLM's Glasgow office.
• I have experience in conducting insurer-related litigation across a wide arena, including to the Supreme Court and cross-border disputes.
• I specialise in complex loss and emerging risks, with a significant background in disease litigation and large loss.
• I have been an accredited specialist in personal injuries for many years and act as an expert witness in solicitors’ negligence.
• For many years I tutored in Judicial Review at Glasgow University and I am the author of an online resource on Scottish Court procedure.
• On many occasions I have presented publicly on insurance-related subjects, including on ‘insurance and Brexit’, both nationally and internationally.

Membership/Appointments

• Member of the Regulatory Committee of the Law Society of Scotland
• Scottish Representative on the UK FOIL National Executive Committee
• Mentor for disadvantaged law students under the LawScot Foundation
• Former Chair of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers in Scotland