Masters of the Bench

Laurie-Anne is a leading criminal barrister, media consultant and mentor. Her practice includes murder, sexual offences, terrorism and complex fraud. She has appeared before the Court of Appeal, Courts Martial and worked on the International Criminal Trials in Sierra Leone. She has a reputation for being fearless.

Laurie-Anne was a former part-time lecturer in criminal evidence, and taught advocacy and ethics on the bar practice course. Laurie-Anne was the treasurer of the Criminal Bar Association between 2020 and 2023 and was instrumental in the government negotiations on renumeration for the criminal bar, she is a member of the Bar Council’s working group on race, a member of the Bar Standards Board (Race Equality Taskforce), chair of Women in Criminal Law (Race Equality Committee) and former Chair of Pupillage at 25 Bedford Row. She acts as a mentor and volunteer for various charities and schools that are committed to improving the career development and social mobility of young people from diverse and marginalised backgrounds. She was the Winner of the 2019 UK Diversity Legal Awards “Lawyer of the Year” and in 2020 she was nominated “Barrister of the Year” at the Women in Law Awards.