Laura Harrington

Practice Areas

Laura’s practice encompasses all areas relating to children. 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).

In the public law field, Laura has experience of 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