About Laura

Laura specialises in property law.  She accepts instructions in all aspects of landlord and tenant law, whether residential, commercial or agricultural, as well as the law of real property more generally.  She returned to practice in 2020 after a career break from the Bar during which she was an Assistant Commissioner for the Boundary Commission for England, and a pro-bono adviser to an agricultural charity.

Laura’s recent cases have related to the following areas:

• Residential landlord & tenant, including possession proceedings, tenancy deposit claims, and service charge disputes
• Commercial landlord & tenant, including forfeiture, breach of covenant, and renewals under the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954
• Enfranchisement and lease extensions
• The Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976
• Easements
• Land registration
• Adverse possession
• Boundary disputes

Since 2014 she has sat on the Independent Agricultural Appeals Panel, hearing appeals against decisions of the Rural Payments Agency in relation to the Basic Payment Scheme and agri-environment schemes previously administered under the EU Common Agricultural Policy.

Appointments

• Member of the Independent Agricultural Appeals Panel.
• Assistant Commissioner for the Boundary Commission for England in the 2018 Review of parliamentary constituencies.

Away from work Laura has a keen interest in rural matters and breeds pedigree Ryeland sheep.