Qualifications
Joint Honours LL.B and French University of Edinburgh
Diplome de Droit Francais University of Paris-Sud
Special interests
Health & Safety
Personal Injury
Professional liability and regulation
Public and fatal accident inquiries
Biography
Fiona specialises in clinical negligence, reparation, public inquiries and regulatory work including chairing judicial panels. She is a member of the Scottish Civil Justice Council, prosecutes regularly in the High Court as an Ad Hoc Advocate Depute and previously served as a Standing Junior to the Scottish Government.
Chambers UK Bar 2025 (clinical negligence and public and fatal accident inquiries) states “Fiona Drysdale KC has hit the ground sprinting since taking silk in 2023.” She has been instructed on several high-profile mandates for core participants. She is widely recognised for her prowess in the clinical negligence field” and “represents clients on both the pursuer and defender sides of clinical negligence cases… She is also experienced in fatal claims and delayed diagnosis cases”.
She is also ranked in Legal 500 UK Bar 2025 for clinical negligence and personal injury, and crime and regulatory, which states “She is extremely capable, hard-working and reliable"