Laura has worked in the Legal Costs sector since 2013. She qualified as a Costs Lawyer in 2018 and is a member of the Association of Costs Lawyers.

Laura has a wealth of legal costs experience and specialises in:

• Preparation of high value bills of costs
• Costs negotiations
• Detailed assessment proceedings
• Costs budgeting
• Costs advocacy

APPROACH

Laura is a motivated and conscientious Legal Costs professional. Her significant experience in both receiving and paying party work gives her a unique insight into legal costs on both sides of the litigation divide.

EXPERIENCE

Throughout her career Laura has dealt with a varied case load of claims across a broad spectrum of disciplines including large scale group actions, high value commercial claims including marine and aviation matters, catastrophic personal injury claims, high value clinical negligence claims and Judicial Review matters.

Laura dealt with the costs arising from the Supreme Court matter of Hastings (Appellant) v Finsbury Orthopaedics Ltd and another UKSC/2021/0088 conducting the claims claim through to a Supreme Court detailed assessment.

Laura frequently conducts advocacy and represents clients at costs management hearings.