University of Liverpool- Law with Criminology LLB, First Class Honours
Manchester Law School- LLM, Distinction
Manchester Law School- Bar Professional Training Course, Very Competent
Amicus
The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple
Northern Circuit
Crown Prosecution Service Advocate Panel (Level 2)
Laura has developed a Crown Court practice prosecuting and defending across the courts of Manchester and the North West. She is regularly instructed on cases involving offences of the utmost severity, including firearms, drugs, violence and sexual offences.
Laura frequently appears against barristers of more senior call and has recently been instructed as junior defence counsel in a case where the prosecution and four other defendants have all instructed both Kings Counsel and junior counsel.
Laura completed pupillage in October 2021 under the supervision of Rachel Faux, where she assisted in a wide range of cases. Prior to this, she worked as a criminal defence Litigator at Tuckers Solicitors where she successfully managed her own caseload and conducted all aspects of trial preparation.
Laura also spent time in the USA, providing assistance to a public defender service on capital murder cases, for which she was awarded the International Intern Award by Middle Temple Young Barristers’ Association in 2018. Laura provided invaluable assistance to attorneys; she drafted legal documents, conducted legal research, reviewed disclosure, interviewed witnesses, attended federal court and met with clients on death row. Laura’s article on intellectual disability as a defence to the death penalty has since been published in Middle Temple literature.
R v K (2023)
Laura represented a defendant in a ten-day multi-handed kidnap, false imprisonment and robbery trial. The defendant was acquitted.
R v M (2022)
Laura represented a defendant who had been accused of assaulting a police officer, occasioning him actual bodily harm. The defendant was acquitted.
R v LE (2021)
Laura represented a defendant who sought to appeal her conviction of assault on emergency worker. The complainant was a police officer. Laura raised legal issues in respect of disclosure and the Crown subsequently offered no evidence.
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