Undergraduate degree:
BA(Hons)(Lond-UCL),C.P.E. Dip Law.
Before joining the Bar, Mark had a successful career at Lloyd's of London, where he was a specialist in the North American reinsurance market for a leading international broking house. He travelled extensively and for a time lived and worked in New York.
Mark undertook a 12 month pupillage at 3 Verulam Buildings, a leading commercial/banking set. There he had wide-ranging exposure to insurance, banking, general commercial and professional negligence law.
Before joining Queen Square, Mark was a member of the General Council's department at the Financial Services Authority (FSA). There he was responsible for drafting the rules for the Financial Ombudsman Service. Mark was also seconded to HM Treasury where he worked in the Financial Services and Markets Act team.
Mark has been a member of the chancery/commercial/property department since joining chambers in 2000. He has experience representing parties at County and High Court level, in a variety of areas such as injunctions, boundary disputes, housing and possession claims, credit hire, nuisance, trespass and adverse possession and trust cases.
Mark is pleased to accept instructions in a variety of areas. Given his background, he has a particular interest and specialist knowledge in insurance and financial services related matters.
Appears in Legal 500 2005.
Areas of Practice:
Chancery/Commercial
Employment
Personal Injury
