Laura Bramall

Experience

Laura joined Chambers following successful completion of her pupillage in April 2026. During her pupillage, she was supervised by Elliot Gold KC, Sebastian Naughton, and David Lawson.

Since then, she has been developing her paperwork and court based practice rapidly. She has already achieved significant wins in a range of practice areas against much more experienced opponents than herself.

Public Law

Laura represents both claimants/appellants and public authorities in a range of public law matters. In particular, she has assisted in Judicial Review proceedings concerning healthcare provision and frequently acts and advises in Judicial Review proceedings involving the police.

Laura successfully represented a mother of a child with significant learning difficulties by securing the local authority’s agreement to fund his placement at a residential special school after two years of stalemate. She was nominated for Young Pro Bono Barrister of the year as a result of her representation of parents of children with SEN in the First Tier Tribunal.

Laura is currently a member of the Attorney General’s Junior Junior Scheme. She has advised the Government Legal Department on urgent and novel matters.

During her pupillage, under the supervision of David Lawson, Laura worked on a range of public law matters, including judicial reviews, appeals to the upper tribunal, and claims involving the Human Rights Act. Laura also attended Angus Moon KC in the Supreme Court on a case concerning the doctrine of illegality. She also assisted Emma Sutton KC and Imogen Goold in AA & Ors v The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority & Ors [2026] EWHC 317 (Fam), Morgan J. Laura was highly commended for her work on the case. Please see here for the judgment and here for press commentary.

Police Law

Laura regularly advises and represents both claimants and forces in a range of police matters, including actions against the police. She has appeared in a range of courts, including the Crown Court and the High Court.

Recently, Laura successfully represented a police force in a significant POCA application. Through her robust cross examination of four co-defendants/interested parties, she established that almost £80,000 was the proceeds of crime and it was forfeited.

During her pupillage she was supervised by police law specialist Elliot Gold KC. She worked on pre-action letters and pleadings for judicial review, police pay, pensions and injury benefits, police misconduct matters, and police civil actions involving unlawful arrest, false imprisonment and personal injury.

Court of Protection

Laura has a busy and varied Court of Protection practice. She has advised and represented the Official Solicitor, ALRs, and local authorities in relation to s.21A and s.16 applications. This has included urgent advice on sections 4A and 6 of the Mental Capacity Act. Laura acts in both health and welfare proceedings as well as property and affairs proceedings.

During her pupillage, Laura shadowed David Lawson in the Court of Protection.  This included working on cases concerning force feeding and Fabricated and Induced Illness. She also attended Debra Powell KC in a case concerning the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment and Bridget Dolan KC in an emergency application concerning P’s birth plan.

Inquests

Laura represents a range of Interested Persons at pre-inquests review hearings and inquests, often involving sensitive matters and lengthy hearings. On behalf of a family whose baby had died, she successfully established findings of fact adverse to the midwife’s evidence.

During her pupillage she was supervised by Sebastian Naughton, who sits as an assistant coroner. Laura gained exposure to significant and high-profile inquests, including those involving complex medical matters.

Clinical Negligence

Laura is developing her clinical negligence practice, acting for both claimants and defendants. This has included advising on an infant settlement claim and drafting Particulars of Claim, Defences, and Schedules of Loss.

During her pupillage, Laura was supervised by clinical negligence specialist Sebastian Naughton, where she observed high-value clinical negligence cases, including fatal accident claims. She drafted pleadings, schedules, advices and applications. She also attended John de Bono KC in a clinical negligence trial concerning fundamental dishonesty.

Pro Bono work

Laura is committed to pro bono work. During pupillage she completed the pupil pro bono pledge. She has been nominated for Young Pro Bono Barrister of the Year 2026 as a result of her representation of two families in SEN appeals.

Recommendations

“Confident, responsive and highly effective, Laura Bramall delivers excellent client service and strong results.”
Instructing Solicitor

“The respondents were, at times, quite intimidating, but throughout the case Laura remained calm, composed and exceptionally well prepared. Her ability to quickly identify the key issues, combined with her outstanding cross-examination skills, played a significant part in helping the bench reach its decision in favour of the client.”
Client

“Following our experience, we would have no hesitation in instructing Laura on future legal matters, including inquests, and would highly recommend her services.”
Instructing Solicitor

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 close supervision centres. She conducted oral hearings in front of the Parole Board and District Judges and wrote submissions to the High Court. She was commended for her ‘very powerful’ and ‘extremely clear’ submissions.

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. In this role, she successfully competed at debating competitions across the country.

As a result of her impressive advocacy at mooting competitions, Laura was a guest lecturer at City University.

Publications and training

Laura has contributed to the UK Inquest Law Blog: ‘Island-hopping in a sea of evidence’: when to leave facts to an inquest jury – UK Inquest Law Blog

Laura has also provided training to public bodies, police forces and local authorities on a range of issues.

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