Mr Clarke, who stepped down as chairman of Faculty Services Limited (FSL) in December last year, called to the bar in 1994 and took silk in 2008.

He specialised in personal injury, professional negligence (including medical negligence) insurance, consumer protection, commercial and contract litigation.

He also acted for many of Scotland’s assessors and appellants in rating and valuation disputes and had a special interest in disease claims and claims of the utmost severity.

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