Laura Harrington
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 4 : Family: Children
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About
Provided by Laura Harrington
Practice Areas
Laura’s practice encompasses all areas relating to children and vulnerable adults. She is qualified to accept instructions under the Direct Public Access Scheme.
In the private law field, Laura is regularly instructed in protracted and intricate matters often involving children requiring separate representation, alienation, implacable hostility, and allegations of abuse (including sexual, physical and emotional abuse).
Laura has extensive experience in public law work and is frequently instructed in complex matters. Her practice includes representing clients in sensitive and complicated proceedings involving non-accidental injuries; sexual abuse; significant domestic abuse and proceedings with complex medical evidence.
Laura's practice also includes work in the Court of Protection having experienced the cross over in family cases for young people.
Reported cases :
L(A Child) [2017] EWHC 3707 (Fam)
Career
Bar Vocational Course at BPP Law School (2009)
LLB (Hons) 2:1, Cardiff University (2008)
Professional Memberships
Family Law Bar Association
Honourable Society of the Inner Temple
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Laura Harrington is a well-respected advocate with experience of handling some of the most sensitive types of public children work. She regularly appears in proceedings involving non-accidental injuries and sexual abuse. She has advocated in the High Court and frequently acts on behalf of local authorities, as well as guardians and parents.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Laura is passionate about her objectives and does not hesitate to go the extra ten miles to do the best for her clients. Her advice is sound, pragmatic and straightforward."
"Laura is an excellent advocate, who is very knowledgeable, extremely skilled and always well prepared."
"An experienced counsel, who is very good with clients."
"Laura is passionate about her objectives and does not hesitate to go the extra ten miles to do the best for her clients. Her advice is sound, pragmatic and straightforward."
"Laura is an excellent advocate, who is very knowledgeable, extremely skilled and always well prepared."
"An experienced counsel, who is very good with clients."
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