“The saying “People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt the ones doing it” encapsulates how we feel about Lauren. Our lengthy battle for 15 years was driven by her expert knowledge, her professionalism and above all her belief in us as a family. Without her drive we would have given up years before.
When we first met Lauren I knew something extraordinary was going to happen. She believed in us when we were ready to give up. Her dedication, drive for change and compassion fuelled us to keep going. More than anything, I wanted change and lessons learned in the hope that what happened to me would never happen to another patient ever again. In changing the law, Lauren achieved this against all odds. She is outstanding in her field and she is our hero. “
– Nadine Montgomery
“Thanks to Lauren I am able to have the help and support that I need to reach my full potential as a young man living with cerebral palsy. I am so grateful for how hard she worked and fought for us for such a long time. I was put in a special school with little educational facilities but I wanted to go to university. Thanks to my award I was able to enrol in Glasgow Academy and sit my exams like every other teenager. I am now at university studying Software Engineering. This would not have been possible without Lauren. She has secured my future and I am forever grateful to her. Thank you Lauren.“
– Sam Montgomery
“Thank you for making our happy girl even happier, knowing that her future is secure. Our family is forever grateful for all your hard work, commitment and support over the years to ensure the best possible outcome for our case.”
– Family of a child harmed by medical negligence
“I have worked with Lauren for over 15 years on a whole range of clinical negligence cases running from birth injuries to mishaps during operations and misdiagnosis of various types of cancer including bowel and breast cancer. In each and every one Lauren has been an exceptional professional but with a true human touch with the clients. Her knowledge and skill, I think, is unsurpassed in Scotland.”
– Elaine Motion, Chairman, Balfour and Manson LLP, Edinburgh
“I have worked with Lauren for almost 20 years on a large number of clinical negligence cases and have had the opportunity of seeing her engage with clients from all walks of life. She works tirelessly on all her cases with a passion not often found in others. She enjoys a challenge and will fight for what she believes in. Her empathy and desire to help people coupled with her unrivalled knowledge in the area of clinical negligence makes her my Counsel of choice.“
– Paula McMillan, New Law Solicitors, Glasgow
“It is a privilege to represent individuals in cases led by Lauren. Her innovative thinking, tenacity and round-the-clock commitment to each part of even the trickiest cases is, in my experience, unrivalled. Importantly, she does what she does because she believes in it, and because she is invested both in achieving the best possible outcomes for individuals, and in the law developing to the benefit of society’s most vulnerable.”
“All of this is as well-proven by her loyalty to complex cases funded speculatively (without any guarantee of return) or by Legal Aid, as by her high-profile successes. The reward of her toughest cases being won is in the man or woman in the street being heard, accepted and redressed.”
– Jennifer Gilmour, Drummond Miller LLP, Glasgow
“Lauren Sutherland QC has chaired conferences, spoken at events, and delivered training to medical and legal professionals for Inspire MediLaw. She is knowledgeable, passionate and engaging on all things medico-legal. Her specialist interest in informed consent and duty of candour makes her an inspiring advocate for patient choice. Inspire MediLaw is delighted to have the benefit of Lauren’s expertise in providing first class training for clinical negligence lawyers in understanding medicine, and for medical professionals in understanding the law. “
– Caren Scott, Inspire Medi Law