Barrister Profile

Main Areas of Practice

Administrative Law or Judicial Review
Coroners or Inquests
Human Rights
Personal Injury

Biography

Lara obtained her law degree from Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge and worked in a prominent London public law firm before being called to the Bar in 2017.

She has since developed a practice with a particular focus in public law.

Lara regularly accepts instructions in Judicial Review challenges across a broad range of issues.

She also has significant experience of a wide range of civil litigation, including actions against the police, inquests, legacy actions, and professional regulatory proceedings.

Qualifications

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Law, University of Cambridge, II.I

• ​Henry Moore Prize for Law (Trinity Hall)

Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Legal Studies, Queen’s University Belfast (IPLS), Distinction

• Winner of the Benchers of the Bar of Northern Ireland Advocacy Prize
• Megaw Gift Fund Prize for Highest Standard in Advocacy Modules
• JPB Maxwell Scholarship
• 2nd Place International Law School Mediation Competition 2017