Laura completed her medical law seat under the supervision of Sebastian Naughton, where she observed high-value clinical negligence cases and complex inquests. She attended John de Bono KC in a clinical negligence trial concerning fundamental dishonesty, Angus Moon KC in the Supreme Court on a case concerning the doctrine of illegality, and Debra Powell KC in a withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment case in the Court of Protection.
Laura is currently undertaking her police law seat under the supervision of Elliot Gold. She will move to the supervision of David Lawson in December 2025.
During her pupillage thus far, Laura has worked on the following:
- Protocol pre-action letters and pleadings for judicial review;
- Police pay, pensions and injury benefits;
- Police conduct and complaints pursuant to police misconduct regulations;
- Police civil actions involving unlawful arrest, false imprisonment and personal injury;
- Particulars of claim and defences in clinical negligence and fatal accident claims in the High Court and discrimination and whistleblowing claims in the employment tribunal;
- Advices on liability and quantum in clinical negligence claims, police claims and discrimination claims;
- Schedules of loss, counter-schedules, and expert agendas in clinical negligence cases.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Laura worked as a prison lawyer at a leading prison-law firm, dealing with some of the most dangerous offenders in the country, including those in closed supervision centres. She conducted oral hearings in front of the Parole Board and District Judges, in which she was commended for her ‘very powerful’ and ‘extremely clear’ submissions. She also made written submissions to the High Court.
Laura was also an advocacy fellow of an international charity. She led a small team to produce and present a paper to Members of Parliament on the complexities under international law of the lack of a territorial clause in a Free Trade Agreement.
Laura was a member and a coach of the Oxford University debating team. Laura was also a guest lecturer at City University.
QUALIFICATIONS
BA (Hons) English Language and Literature, University of Oxford
Graduate Diploma in Law, City University Law School – Distinction
BVS, City University Law School – Distinction
SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
Middle Temple Major Scholarship
Middle Temple Certificate of Honour
University of Oxford Academic Scholarship
Winner, Irwin Mitchell Public Law Essay Competition, 2023
Winner, Inter-Inn Moot, 2023
Semi-Finalist, UKELA Senior Moot, 2022
Quarter-Finalist, European Court of Human Rights Moot, 2022