General information
Andrew has a busy personal injury practice in the Court of Session and All-Scotland Sheriff Personal Injury Court, appearing for both pursuers and defenders. He is regularly instructed in matters involving accidents in the workplace, clinical negligence, industrial disease, occupiers’ liability, and fatal cases. He is included amongst the Legal 500’s leading juniors in personal injury and clinical negligence at the Scottish Bar.
In 2022, Andrew was appointed as Standing Junior to the Office of Advocate General of Scotland.
Andrew graduated from the University of St Andrews in 1999 with a Master of Arts in Economics. He then trained as an actor, graduating from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art with a Postgraduate Diploma in Acting.
Andrew went on to have concurrent careers, working as a strategy consultant in the City of London advising large UK and international corporates, whilst also acting professionally.
Andrew returned to university to study Law, graduating from the University of Edinburgh with the degree of Bachelor of Laws with distinction in 2011 and the Diploma in Legal Practice in 2012. He has tutored on a variety of private and public law subjects on the LLB course at Edinburgh.
Andrew undertook a bar traineeship with Simpson and Marwick.
Devilmasters: Duncan Hamilton KC, Jane Smith and Niall McCluskey
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Contact
T: 0131 260 5811
Legal 500 UK 2026 edition
Ranked Band 2 for Personal Injury & Medical Negligence – “A junior with excellent knowledge in the field of personal injury.”