Biography

Laura-anne has extensive experience of representing clients in high-value and complex clinical negligence and personal injury actions.  She called to the Bar in 2026 having spent 16 years in practice as a solicitor.

Prior to calling to the Bar she worked in-house for a large public sector organisation where her practice focussed on clinical negligence and personal injury.  She also practiced in mental health and in healthcare public law matters.

As a solicitor Laura-anne was accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as an accredited specialist in clinical negligence law (defender).  She appeared in the All-Scotland Personal Injury Court and worked frequently in Court of Session actions. 

During her period of devilling Laura-anne continued to build on and develop her primary practice areas and expanded her knowledge of more specialist areas including historic abuse cases.  She also gained experience in fatal accident inquiries, public law and professional regulation.