Mark Hastings
I am Senior Associate and a Solicitor Advocate in BTO’s litigation department.
I qualified in 2010 having undertaken a specialised fixed seat traineeship with an insurance litigation firm. I have specialised in insurance litigation throughout my career, qualifying into a role dealing with professional negligence claims predominantly against solicitors.
I currently act for a number of major insurers in the defence of large loss personal injury actions. This includes actions arising out of occupational stress, fatal accidents, chronic pain disputes and catastrophic injury litigation. I have been the principal solicitor in a number of reported decisions.
My practice also includes acting as an in-house Solicitor Advocate in a range of disputes including actions arising out of property damage, clinical negligence and professional liability claims.
I have specialised in litigation since undertaking my traineeship in 2008 and have conducted proofs, debates and motion hearings in the Sheriff Court and Sheriff Appeal Court. Since being admitted as a Solicitor Advocate in 2018 I have expanded my advocacy practice into the Court of Session.
I regularly provide training seminars for clients, together with editing and coordinating BTO’s weekly insurance publication, BTOverview.