Wedlake Bell

Laura Davies

Senior Associate

Commercial Litigation
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Expertise

Laura is an associate in the Commercial Litigation team having trained at Wedlake Bell.

Recent Experience

  • Defending a client after a judicial review claim had been brought against them.
  • Recovering arrears from both commercial and residential tenants on behalf of a leading mutual life insurance and pensions company.
  • Working on the appeal case of Orientfield Holdings Ltd –v- Bird & Bird LLP where we successfully acted for the respondent in having the appeal dismissed.
  • Acting for an Intervener in the Supreme Court appeal case of R (on the application of Miller and another) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union.

Career History

Laura studied Law undergraduate degree at Cardiff University and obtained a first class honours. After completing the undergraduate degree she worked as a paralegal in Cardiff firm Leo Abse & Cohen, working within the dispute resolution team dealing with Professional Negligence and Contested Probate claims. Laura went on to undertake the LPC and gained a distinction. She started at Wedlake Bell in September 2015 as a trainee solicitor and qualified in 2017.

Legal Podcast

Episode 12: The Disclosure Pilot Scheme

Alex Horan and Laura Davies discuss the new Disclosure Pilot Scheme in the context of a hypothetical scenario and offer some useful tips for those contemplating or involved in litigation.