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Banking & Finance - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Laura John KC is a highly adept and experienced practitioner with a renowned practice in financial litigation and arbitration. She is involved in significant, market-leading matters concerning LIBOR and EURIBOR manipulations and acts for a vast array of investment and retail banks.
Strengths
Laura is a devastating cross-examiner.
She is great on her feet and offers commanding, clear and forceful advocacy.
She is a very persuasive advocate and she is indefatigable.
Fraud: Civil - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Laura John KC is an esteemed silk who has a solid grasp of banking-related fraud. She is familiar with the various allegations that arise in such cases, including rate rigging, fraudulent misrepresentation and conspiracy.
Strengths
She is absolutely excellent on her feet.
She is very good with strategy and easy to work with.
Her advocacy is very clear, and it is always structured. It is the kind of advocacy that judges like.
Commercial Dispute Resolution - London (Bar)
Strengths
Laura is a formidable advocate and a pleasure to work with.
Her soft skills are absolutely at the pinnacle; she immediately builds rapport. She obviously has a fierce intellect too.
She is certainly a very punchy and brave advocate who is not afraid to run a point and press it hard.
She has a strong advocacy style and is excellent in cross-examination, where she adopts a forensic approach.
Laura is a natural-born advocate who has rapidly built up a following in all kinds of commercial matters. She is the kind of silk you want on your side when the going gets tough.