Laura qualified as a litigation solicitor in 2018 after achieving a first class law degree and distinction in her Legal Practice Course. She joined Oglethorpe Sturton & Gillibrand’s Litigation Department in 2021.

Specialist areas that Laura covers include:

Landlord and tenant disputes including residential notices to quit and possession proceedings, protected tenancies under the Rent Act 1977 and Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976, commercial tenant default and possession and Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 applications.

Land & Estates, Property and Agriculture Litigation including boundary disputes, Party Walls, rights of way, easements and restrictive covenants. Claims for adverse possession and claims in trespass, private nuisance, orders for sale, constructive trusts, proprietary estoppel. Farming partnerships and agricultural tenancies.

Wills, Trusts, and Probate disputes including validity of Wills testamentary capacity, knowledge and approval and undue influence, 1975 Inheritance Act claims for reasonable financial provision and disputes concerning the administration of estates and trusts.

Commercial contract / business disputes including all aspects of debt recovery, the enforcement / protection of contractual rights and remedies: sale and supply contracts, partnership disputes, shareholder disputes, machinery/equipment/motor vehicle disputes.

Professional negligence

In her spare time, Laura enjoys ticking off the Wainwrights with her husband or going for a dip in her local lake Coniston.