Litigation partner promotion at Balfour+Manson

Balfour+Manson has promoted senior associate Michaela Guthrie to partner with effect from 1 November 2022.

Ms Guthrie initially joined the Edinburgh and Aberdeen legal firm as a trainee in 2014, and has specialised in medical negligence and personal injury law since 2015. She is accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in medical negligence law, and as a senior litigator by the Association for Personal Injury Lawyers.

She has extensive experience in complex and high-value medical negligence cases involving birth injuries sustained by both mother and child, acquired brain injuries, spinal injuries, delay in diagnosis and surgical negligence. She also has experience in personal injury cases and fatal accident inquiries.

Elaine Motion, executive chairman of Balfour+Manson commented: "I am delighted that we have been able to promote Michaela to partner and warmly congratulate her. Medical negligence cases can be demanding, challenging and complex. It’s an area of law which requires a very high level of empathy, personable engagement and professionalism. Michaela is very attuned to these sensitivities when dealing with a raft of intricate and often emotionally challenging circumstances."