BLM appoints litigation partner as Scottish team expands

National law firm BLM, which specialises in risk and insurance law, has expanded its team in Scotland with the appointment of partner Frank Hughes.

Mr Hughes, who joins the Glasgow office from DAC Beachcroft, conducts litigation across a wide area, with a specialism in catastrophic injury and disease litigation. He is an accredited specialist in personal injury law and acts as an expert witness in solicitor’s negligence cases. He is also vice chair of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers in Scotland, a member of the Regulatory Committee of the Law Society of Scotland, and a tutored in law at the University of Glasgow.

Further additions to BLM’s team in Scotland are two new associates, Murray Steel from Harper MacLeod and Kirin Binning from Brodies, and two new solicitors, Zoe McConnell from the Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service and Judith Hutchison who was practising on her own account.

Commenting on the appointments, David Taylor of the firm’s executive board said: "We have ambitious plans for growth in Scotland and we are delighted to welcome Frank Hughes to BLM given his extensive industry expertise. He is a natural extension to our business given his experience in representing many of the top global insurers as well as his reputation within the industry.”