Laura Bell

Practice Areas

A client friendly barrister who provides robust and commercially astute advice. She leaves no stone unturned in her approach to advocacy and advisory work. Her persuasiveness and forensic approach to cross examination make her an obvious choice for difficult and sensitive cases.

She has a wealth of experience representing claimants and respondents in all areas of employment law, in multi-day complex cases and at all levels of appeal. She also advises and represents parties in injunctive proceedings and contract claims in the High Court. Her clients include investment banks, airlines, global communication companies, large IT firms and sporting organisations. She also represents charities, local authorities and individual claimants.

Career

BMus (Hons) First Class - University of Manchester & Royal Northern College of Music; Called, 2004 Lincoln's Inn; Lord Brougham Scholarship , Wolfson Scholarship, Hardwicke Entrance Scholarship, Sir Thomas More Bursary- Lincoln's Inn; Richard Isaacson Memorial Scholarship - Awarded for the highest Bar Vocational Course mark achieved by a new practitioner on the Northern Circuit.

Professional Memberships

ELA, ELBA, ILS, BASL, PIBA, APIL.

Personal

Professional violinist before coming to the bar. Enjoys art, sport and good food.