Matthew Maxwell Scott, Founder, Executive Director
Matthew has had a diverse career with insurers, claimant lawyers and others. He worked for ten years for the CBI and has also been a local councillor and a parliamentary candidate. He brings his understanding of membership organisations and his wide range of political and media contacts to bear to support ACSO’s mission.
Ben Welsh, Founder, Director
Ben is a specialist communications and reputation management consultant, focusing primarily on the insurance sector. Prior to this role, Ben spent 18 years in a variety of senior communications roles within several industries, including trade associations, utilities and financial services, the latter with Aviva Plc, where amongst other roles he was the Group Public Affairs Director, responsible for public affairs and public policy for Aviva. As well as insurance, Ben has worked for the European Community in Brussels; a sports public relations agency in Hong Kong and for the tobacco industry trade association in London.
Amir Ali OBE, Senior Advisor
Amir is an immediate past chairman of the Civil Court Users Association, past president of The Institute of Paralegals and a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Credit Management. He sits on the law advisory boards of several universities, works with the Ministry of Justice on online dispute resolution and has almost 40 years’ experience in the UK’s legal and enforcement sectors. He was awarded an OBE in 2022 for ‘Services to Court Users and the Law.’
Daniel Bates, Senior Legal Policy Advisor
Daniel is a serious injury solicitor at Minster Law, with more than a decade’s experience across the full range of personal injury case types, though now focused on motorcyclists with life-altering injuries. Daniel was seconded to ACSO as a trainee solicitor in 2020, before agreeing a permanent part-time advisory role in 2022 after his qualification. He brings his technical expertise, collaborative approach and legal network to support ACSO’s mission.