Courtney Daley
07-12-2009Proprietary estoppel claims: Avoiding the “Er…” and the “um….” with reference to Davies v. Davies [2016] EWCA Civ 463
05-10-2016
Laura Gardner
Laura joined Unity Street Chambers in 2014 following the successful completion of her pupillage. She is a firm and persuasive advocate whose attention to detail and rigorous preparation has made her much sought after by clients.
2012 Gray's Inn
“Laura’s legal expertise cannot be faulted, and she stands out from the crowd on the basis that she is an absolute pleasure to work with. An incredible ability to sift through reams of paperwork and identify the key issues with precision”
“Laura prepares her cases in staggering detail. She has great client care skills and is highly recommended.”
- 2011-2012: BPTC (Outstanding)
- 2007-2011: Law and German LLB (Hons) University of Bristol
- 2014: Ann Felicity Goddard Scholarship (Gray’s Inn)
- 2012: Western Circuit Advocacy Prize
- 2011: Gray’s Inn Junior Award
- Re W: public law proceedings representing a parent accused of being involved in arranging the kidnap of the subject child while in the other parent’s care.
- Re G: private law proceedings representing a father who was the subject of allegations of serious sexual abuse against the infant subject child. Successfully challenged with no findings made against the father.
- Re G: public law proceedings representing a local authority where there were allegations of non-accidental injury perpetrated by the parents.
- N v SSHD: successful appeal of a Home Office decision to refuse an asylum application in a case a child victim of human trafficking.
- N v SSHD: successful appeal to the Upper Tribunal following a decision of the First-Tier to refuse an asylum appeal of a Ugandan national. The Home Office conceded the appeal following the submission of Laura’s skeleton argument, negating the need for a substantive hearing.
Details
Laura joined Unity Street Chambers in 2014 following the successful completion of her pupillage. She is a firm and persuasive advocate whose attention to detail and rigorous preparation has made her much sought after by clients.
Family
Laura is an experienced family practitioner with a thriving practice in private and public law children matters. Prior to choosing to specialise in family law she headed Chambers’ asylum and immigration team. This experience has helped to shape her approach to dealing with and managing particularly anxious and vulnerable clients.
Private Law
Laura represents applicants and respondents in roughly equal measure through all stages of private law children matters, including at multi-day fact-finding hearings, final hearings and enforcement hearings.
Public Law
Laura acts in public law children cases for local authorities, parents, children and interveners in every stage of care proceedings. She has experience in handling cases involving serious allegations of sexual abuse, non-accidental injury, domestic abuse, parental drug and/or alcohol misuse, neglect and parental mental health issues.
Domestic Abuse
Laura frequently deals with cases involving domestic abuse and is regularly instructed to represent applicants and respondents in applications for non-molestation and occupation orders.
