Fiona Drysdale
Year of Call: 2002
0131 226 5071
fiona.drysdale@advocates.org.uk
View LinkedIn Profile
Fiona specialises in reparation, clinical negligence and public inquiries. She represents both pursuers and defenders. She has been Deputy Clerk of Faculty since 2019. She studied Law and French at Edinburgh and Paris, qualified at Maclay Murray & Spens (Dentons) and worked there as a solicitor in Edinburgh and London before joining the European Court of Justice as a legal translator. She is Clerk to the Board of Examiners and as such organises the Scottish bar exams. She is an Ad Hoc Advocate Depute, a Standing Junior to the Scottish Government and a member of the Access to Justice Committee of the Scottish Civil Justice Council. She is a Faculty Skills Instructor, taught on the Civil Court Practice at Edinburgh University for ten years and is a Legal Assessor for the General Teaching Council for Scotland. She is described in Chambers UK Bar 2023 as ”an experienced and extremely capable advocate with a thorough and practical approach to cases.”
- Ampersand Advocates continues Top Rankings success in 2023 Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide20 October, 2022
- Ampersand Advocates ranked as top tier set by Legal 500 in 2023 guide4 October, 2022
- Four new appointments to panel of Standing Junior Counsel to Scottish Government for Ampersand28 January, 2022
- Ampersand Advocates welcomes Top Rankings success in latest Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 202221 October, 2021
- Ampersand Advocates ranked as top tier set by Legal 50018 October, 2021