Areas of expertise
Laura is an experienced and formidable jury advocate who both prosecutes and defends with particular skill in complex and serious criminal cases.. Her practice encompasses all areas of serious crime including homicides, conspiracy to supply drugs and grave violent offences. Highly experienced in both prosecuting and defending serious sexual cases. Expertise in cases with very vulnerable witnesses and Defendants.
Laura is on the CPS General Panel at grade 4 and the RASSO panel.
Notable cases
R v RK (2026) instructed by London Complex Case Unit
Prosecution of trial of issue of Defendant unfit to plead (suffering from Delusional Disorder). Twelve year campaign of stalking of high profile Judges and ex-wife. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2238264/stalker-threatened-cut-leading-uk-judges-into-little-pieces
R v DK (2026)
Defence of man acquitted of rape of a stranger lacking capacity through drink.
R v MS (2025)
Prosecution of step-father’s abuse of two highly vulnerable children; child K being profoundly deaf and immobile with cerebral palsy; child E suffering from severe depression. Sentenced after trial to 16 years. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx250rp3v64o
R v JF (2025)
Defence of a man charged with attempted murder. https://www.northants.police.uk/news/northants/news/in-court/2025/november/man-sentenced-to-six-years-following-violent-assault/
R v JN (2025)
Junior defence counsel of a man charged with murder within prison.
R v GV (2025)
Defence of a English Football League referee for a campaign of grooming and sexual abuse of a number of teenage girls. Significant press interest. https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/efl-assistant-referee-who-admitted-36003827
R v DY and others – Operation Windstorm (2025)
Prosecution junior counsel in a drugs conspiracy involving importation of cocaine and subsequent distribution of drugs into prisons via drones.
R v AC and others – Operation Icicle (2024)
Sole prosecution counsel in county lines drugs conspiracy involving modern slavery.
R v ED (2024)
Prosecution of the attempted rape of a biological daughter and assaults against wife where D running a defence of insanity. Convicted of assaults against wife.
R v RB and others (2023)
Junior Prosecution counsel in the high profile prosecution of the Elbit 8 – the founding members and six others from protest group Palestine Action (proscribed Terrorist Group since July 2025) for offences of significant criminal damage and blackmail of a CEO. https://uk.video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=mcafee&p=elbit+8+re trial&type=E210GB1451G0#id=1&vid=41c0751c350281f57421400395067055&action=click
R v CM – Operation Stemmata (2023)
Sole prosecution counsel instructed on behalf of the National Crime Agency in an investigation into D attempting to procure babies online for sexual activity. Five further family member victims gave evidence of rapes and sexual assaults of them over a thirty year period. Sentenced to 29 years. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-64351520
R v TE-H and others – Operation Pochade (2023)
Led defence junior in 6 handed honeytrap murder. Client was the only one acquitted. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-66180232
Further information
Education History
MA, (Oxon), The Queen’s College Inns of Courts School of Law
Wider Engagement
Memberships
Criminal Bar Association