Laura Newton KC

Laura Newton is widely regarded as one of the stars of the junior commercial Bar. She is an experienced senior junior with a commercial practice which sees her regularly instructed in high value international commercial disputes and arbitrations, often with a fraud aspect. Her clients include banks, tech companies, nation states and private individuals. She regularly appears unled in high value disputes in the High Court, often against leading silks. She has also appeared as sole counsel in the Privy Council, where the Board’s judgment noted that her “thorough preparation and well-crafted submissions were of substantial assistance”.

Laura was named Commercial Litigation Junior of the Year by Legal 500 in September 2025 and nominated for that award by both Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners in 2023. She also won Returner of the Year, as one of the Outstanding Women in Law, in the 2024 Women and Diversity in Law Awards. Previously she has been listed in The Lawyer Hot 100, and was featured as one of the Legal Week 10 Stars at the Bar. She has also been ranked as one of the top 10 commercial juniors at the Bar.