Beyond the Gavel with Michaela Guthrie

In this episode of Beyond the Gavel, host Rodney Peyton talks with Michaela Guthrie, a partner at Balfour+Manson and one of Scotland’s leading claimant solicitors in clinical negligence. Michaela shares her path from early interests in justice and medicine to her role in complex medical negligence cases, including obstetric claims. She and Rodney discuss the landmark Montgomery case and how it reshaped patient consent, the challenges of recent legal pushback, and the balance between full disclosure and therapeutic reassurance. This episode offers practical insight into patient autonomy, case screening, and the communication skills that shape medical negligence work.