F Drysdale

Fiona C Drysdale K.C.

Year of Call: 2002

Year of Silk: 2023

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 reparation, clinical negligence and public inquiries. Appointed as a Standing Junior to the Scottish Government in 2022, she is a member of both the Scottish Civil Justice Council and its Access to Justice Committee. She is an Ad Hoc Advocate Depute and was acting Clerk of Faculty, Deputy Clerk and Clerk to the Board of Examiners. She is a Faculty Skills Instructor and a Legal Assessor for the General Teaching Council for Scotland. She has considerable experience in public inquiries, catastrophic injury and cases involving children and young people. Before calling to the bar, she was a solicitor in a large commercial firm, having trained in Edinburgh and London. She was also a legal translator for the European Court of Justice. She is described in Chambers UK Bar 2023 as ”an experienced and extremely capable advocate with a thorough and practical approach to cases”.