Tony Convery specialises in commercial litigation and public law. He called to the Bar in 2025 as the Lord Reid Scholar. That Scholarship is awarded annually to the outstanding candidate. He previously worked at a leading commercial law firm.
Tony has considerable commercial litigation experience, including in professional negligence, company and property law disputes. He also has experience of group proceedings, procurement litigation and proceedings before the Competition Appeal Tribunal.
Tony has a broad public law practice. As well as core constitutional and administrative law, Tony has experience in: (i) equality and human rights, (ii) planning and (iii) information law (including data protection and freedom of information). He has a wealth of experience in advising on legislative competence challenges.
Tony also has experience of acting in environmental, regulatory, education and media law disputes, as well as inquiries. He provides advice on trade/financial sanctions and related regulatory schemes.
Tony was a research assistant to Professor Jim Murdoch CBE in relation to the fourth edition of the leading textbook, Human Rights Law in Scotland. He has also published in his own right. He is a tutor at the University of Glasgow.
Experience of representing both regulators and regulated persons / organisations.
Experience of acting in primary, secondary and higher education disputes, including in the Sheriff Court, Court of Session and Additional Support Needs Tribunal.
Experienced adviser to media organisations including, as solicitor, the provision of ‘on call’ advice, actions for interdict to restrain publication and defamation proceedings. Speaker at the Law Society of Scotland’s “Developments in Defamation Law” Seminar.
Experience as solicitor in public inquiries, fatal accident inquiries and independent investigations.
Experience of advising individuals and corporates on compliance with UK and EU sanctions.
Experience as solicitor of white collar crime / regulatory investigations and prosecutions, including health and safety, environmental, bribery and proceeds of crime matters.
- Administrative & Public Law
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Banking, Finance and Pensions
- Civil Liberties, Human Rights and EU Law
- Clinical Liability
- Commercial Dispute Resolution
- Company
- Competition, Procurement and Regulation
- Construction
- Crime and Regulatory Law
- Intellectual Property
- International Law
- Media and Information Law
- Planning & Environmental
- Product Liability
- Professional Liability
- Public Inquiries, FAIs and Tribunals
- Real Estate Litigation
- Restructuring/Insolvency
- Tax
- Trusts and Succession
Festive season 2025/26 opening hours
The Stable will be closed on the following days over the festive period:
- Tuesday, 23rd December from 5pm to 9am on Monday, 29th December 2025;
- Tuesday, 30st December from 5pm to 9am on Monday, 5th January 2026.
Our remote clerking cover over the festive period will be as follows and remember you can check the contact page on our website on any day to see who is working and where they are:
- 22nd and 23rd December – Alan Moffat, Jennifer Dunn, Kathryn Ferguson, Bonnie McCracken and Kayley Mason;
- 29th and 30th December – Alan Moffat and Kathryn Ferguson.
When the office is closed emails and telephones will not be monitored. During those times you can contact an advocate directly via the contact details on their own profile. Please look out for out of office auto replies if counsel are not available.
Normal business hours resume from Monday, 5th January 2026.
Ampersand wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Contact our clerks
Normal business hours are 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.
ampersandclerks@advocates.org.uk
+44 (0)131 260 5674 (9am to 5pm)
Alan Moffat
Advocates' Clerk
Sheena Hume
Deputy Advocates' Clerk
Kathryn Ferguson
Deputy Advocates' Clerk
Bonnie McCracken
Deputy Advocates' Clerk
Kayley Mason
Deputy Advocates' Clerk
- 2016 – 2017: Diploma in Professional Legal Practice (with Distinction), University of Glasgow
- 2012 – 2016: Bachelor of Laws (with Honours of the First Class), University of Glasgow
Awards
- 2024 – 2025: Lord Reid Scholarship
- 2017: Law Society of Scotland Joint Prize for Top Student in Advanced Civil Litigation
Devilmasters
- Ross Anderson (principal)
- David Welsh (subsidiary)
- David Taylor (criminal)
- The scope of the supervisory jurisdiction: guidance from the Inner House (S.L.T. 2025, 11, 91-93)
- Proposal for independent legal representation for complainers where an application is made to lead evidence of their sexual history or character (June 2020)