Expertise

The focus of Laura’s work is high value, complex, multi-party disputes. Laura has experience of representing companies, asset managers, funds, liquidators, directors and high net worth individuals across a wide range of industry sectors. Her cases have included claims arising in or relating to shareholder and partnership agreements, breaches of contract, securities claims, debt actions, insolvency-related issues, fraud claims and cross border enforcement.

She has significant “big case” experience acting for both claimants and defendants, with particular expertise in managing and structuring group and multi-party litigation, often alongside external stakeholders such as litigation funders.

Laura spearheads the firm’s Shareholder Disputes practice.

Recognition

Identified as a Key Lawyer for both Banking Litigation and Fraud, Laura has been recognised in the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners as being “deeply impressive. […] highly intelligent, very motivated at getting the right result for the client and […] all over the detail” and “as bright as they come, efficient and energetic”.

Experience

Publishable matters on which Laura has acted include:

• Acting for a large public institution in fraud claims exceeding £1bn against over 40 defendants based around the globe. This dispute was listed as one of The Lawyer’s Top 20 cases of 2025 and will, by its conclusion, be the longest running commercial court trial.
• Acting for defendants to the c. £1.2bn fraud claim brought by the Danish tax authority (SKAT) arising from SKAT’s historic payment of withholding tax refunds. This dispute was listed by The Lawyer as one of the top 20 cases of 2021 and 2024.
• Acting for the BVI and Cayman liquidators of Stanford International Bank Ltd (in liquidation) in a £120m negligence claim against HSBC Bank plc arising out of a multi-billion dollar Ponzi scheme. This dispute was listed by The Lawyer as one of the top 20 cases of 2021.
• Acting in a multi-million pound joint venture dispute relating to the acquisition of investments in ground rents which settled following mediation in 2023.
• Acting for the liquidators of two BVI SPVs in their claim against Deutsche Bank and others, for in excess of £500m, which involved cross border insolvency applications and High Court proceedings.
• Successfully settling a contract dispute arising between a multi-national manufacturing company and a producer of machines necessary for its manufacturing processes.

Career

After joining Stewarts from the Office of Fair Trading in 2008, Laura completed her training contract with the firm and qualified in 2010. She was promoted to Partner at Stewarts in 2018.

Laura has written her career story and experience of Stewarts for our careers section; you can view her story here.

Accreditations and Memberships

Laura is a member of the Commercial Litigators’ Forum and Women on Boards. She mentors state school students intending to pursue a career in the law as part of the City Solicitors Horizons Mentoring Scheme. Laura is also a member of The Circle, a charity that supports equality for women and girls in a fairer world.