Mark Scott

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M.Scott@bhattmurphy.co.uk

Practice Areas

Mark Scott is one of the founding partners at Bhatt Murphy. He specialises in private and public law claims against the state as well as assisting families whose loved ones have died in custody. He has extensive experience representing core participants at Public Inquiries.

Mark has a diverse caseload of private and public law claims against the police, Home Office, MOJ and Security Services. He has pursued litigation on behalf of claimants and interveners at all levels of the domestic courts and in the European Court of Human Rights.

Mark's cases often involve an international element and he acts for individuals, NGOs, charities and campaign groups. Mark's reputation in the field has led to him representing the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture and the United Nations Chair-Rapporteur on Arbitrary Detention as interveners in the Supreme Court. He has successfully pursued multi-claimant group actions against state defendants securing significant settlements for his clients.