25 Bedford Row

Laura is a highly regarded advocate and tactician, with a reputation for excellent client care. She has extensive trial and appellate advisory experience, receiving instructions as a leading junior across the spectrum of white collar and heavyweight crime. Laura is regularly instructed in the most serious cases including murder, manslaughter, drugs and firearms matters. She also specialises in complex fraud and money laundering. Laura is frequently trusted with cases involving serious sexual offences including allegations of rape, including historic grooming and offences against children. In addition, she has extensive experience of representing defendants accused of both fatal and non-fatal driving offences including in complex matters (e.g. non-insane automatism), regularly receiving instructions from insurers in such cases. Laura has significant experience in the cross-examination of expert witnesses, including in the fields of pathology, cellsite and accident reconstruction. She has a significant practice in appellate advisory work and is frequently instructed to appeal convictions and/or sentence on a private basis. She is known for her thorough preparation, her sharp tactical judgement and her ability to distil the issues in cases of the utmost complexity, with speed, class and precision. She has developed a reputation as a dynamic in-court advocate, with a calm and reassuring out-of-court manner. She is particularly skilled in dealing with very vulnerable clients; both adults and youths.

• Called 2013.

• Recent Publication of note: "Firearms Offences: An Overview of the New Sentencing Guidelines" (2021).

• Recorder of the Crown Court (Western Circuit) 2024.

French

• Criminal Bar Association

• The Honourable Society of Middle Temple

• British Association of Sports Lawyers

• Women in Criminal Law

• University of London (2010, Ba hons, French, 1st class; finalist, The Times Herbert Smith Advocacy Competition)

• GDL, College of Law (2011; Finalist, The Times Herbert Smith Advocacy Competition)

• The Honourable Society of Middle Temple (2012, Diplock Scholar)

• BPTC, College of Law (2013)

• Michael Jaffa Award Winner (2014)

• Criminal Bar Association Bursary winner (2014)