Laurence specialises in litigation, international arbitration, and regulatory and corporate investigations. His sectors of expertise are life sciences and financial services. Laurence is also the Head of our India group. He regularly travels to India, and acts for Indian multinationals across a range of sectors. In life sciences, Laurence represents UK and international pharmaceutical, biotech, and other life sciences companies on commercial disputes. This includes disputes concerning royalty payments and licencing, joint venture and collaboration agreements, marketing approvals and market entry for medicines, distribution and supply of products, and regulatory and compliance investigations and breaches.
In financial services, Laurence advises clients on disputes, investigations and enforcement actions. He has particular expertise in private banking and wealth management, structured products and derivatives, securitisations and financial frauds. Laurence acts for a range of domestic and international banks and other financial institutions, and also represents senior executives in financial institutions involved in high profile, often transatlantic, regulatory investigations.
Laurence is a champion of innovation and the use technology at the firm. He heads our Digitising Disputes project, which focuses on how technology is applied to the conduct of disputes and investigations. Outside of law, Laurence helps lead our mental health and wellbeing efforts. He is the partner sponsor for our Wellbeing Network.
The next instance? Artificial Intelligence meets litigation in the UK, PlugIn #18, 2019
Legal Technology: Increasing or Impeding Access to Justice?, The LegalTech Book, 2020, Wiley
Professional negligence
Conduct, enforcement or business crime team of the year - advising Professor Russel Griggs, the independent reviewer appointed by Lloyds, in relation to the HBOS Redress Programme
Recognised as a "well known specialist in international arbitration as well as well as complex cross-border investigations", "for his immense knowledge and foresight and his ability to handle disputes" and being "well clued into the Indian market and understanding the ropes, seemingly instinctively."
Recommended lawyer - Banking Litigation and Commercial Litigation
Professional negligence
Advising Professor Griggs, the Independent Reviewer appointed by Lloyds in relation to the HBOS Redress Programme. This is a substantial investigation into over 50 former HBoS corporate customers, analysis of their claims for compensation and independent assessment of the bank's redress proposals. We are the first firm to handle an independent review process for a major retail bank on this scale. Our mandate continues, with us now advising Professor Griggs on the Quality Assurance Review by Sir Ross Cranston of the HBOS Reading Compensation Scheme itself.
State Bank of India on a range of contentious and advisory work across all business units.
A high net worth individual and experienced business person, on a high profile complex shareholder dispute with an international multi-industrial conglomerate with investments in FMCG and commercial real estate.
InterTrader on a Mercantile Court contractual dispute concerning the supply of spread betting and CFD services.
Commercial Court professional negligence claim arising out of a GBP1.5 billion securitisation.
作者 Dr. Amir-Said Ghassabeh 以及 Dr. David Klein, LL.M. (Univ. of Washington), CIPP/E