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Provided by Laura Newton
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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 nominated as Commercial Litigation Junior of the Year 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 selected for inclusion 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.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Laura Newton is a commercial practitioner instructed in individual and multiparty international fraud actions. These arise out of various allegations including deceit and conspiracy.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Very responsive and easy to work with, she provides excellent analysis and advice on points of detail, as well as more generally on matters of strategy."
"She is a rising star."
"Smart, reliable and down to earth, Laura is an asset to any team."
"Laura is smart, reliable and down to earth. An asset on any team and a breath of fresh air, she is happy to get into the trenches and immerse herself in the detail of the case."
"Laura is a superb commercial junior with lots of experience in fraud. She's on the verge of silk."
"She is hard-working, diligent and experienced."
"Laura is smart, reliable and down to earth. She is an asset on any team, happy to get into the trenches and all over the detail."
"Laura is really impressive and quickly gets the ear of judges."
"Very responsive and easy to work with, she provides excellent analysis and advice on points of detail, as well as more generally on matters of strategy."
"She is a rising star."
"Smart, reliable and down to earth, Laura is an asset to any team."
"Laura is smart, reliable and down to earth. An asset on any team and a breath of fresh air, she is happy to get into the trenches and immerse herself in the detail of the case."
"Laura is a superb commercial junior with lots of experience in fraud. She's on the verge of silk."
"She is hard-working, diligent and experienced."
"Laura is smart, reliable and down to earth. She is an asset on any team, happy to get into the trenches and all over the detail."
"Laura is really impressive and quickly gets the ear of judges."
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