Laura is an experienced Senior Junior specialising in complex financial remedy and children cases, including those involving HNW and UHNW individuals and public figures.

She is recognised for her formidable skill as an advocate and her ability to assist her clients to resolve difficult and emotionally charged cases by agreement. She is one of the few barristers ranked in the directories as a leading practitioner for both matrimonial finance and non-court dispute resolution.

Laura was appointed as a family Recorder (part-time Circuit Judge) in 2018 and is dual qualified to act as an arbitrator under the IFLA Financial and Children schemes, as well as being a highly-skilled private FDR evaluator and mediator.

Laura has lived in Brussels and Paris and is fluent in French. She has a working knowledge of Spanish.

 

Laura is a matrimonial finance specialist with particular expertise dealing with cases involving specialised assets and multifaceted financial structures (including shareholdings in private companies, deferred compensation, valuation and liquidity considerations in private equity holdings, the treatment of carried interest, and wealth protection vehicles including offshore trusts).

She is renowned for combining a meticulous commercial and strategic approach with an excellent bedside manner, with one of the leading directories commenting: “Laura is exceptionally bright, commercially astute and a persuasive and incisive advocate. She handles difficult clients and judges with ease and is well-respected.”

Laura regularly represents spouses, cohabitants, and third-party interveners in mid-to-high value financial remedy proceedings following divorce or relationship breakdown. Her practice encompasses matters under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984, the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 (TLATA), Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989, and disputes concerning non-disclosure, insolvency, offshore assets, family trusts, and business interests.

Having studied Modern Languages at the University of Oxford, Laura continues to have a particular interest in cases with a foreign dimension, including those involving forum disputes, international enforcement, and cross-border asset tracing.

With a strong grasp of both the technical and emotional complexities of family financial disputes, Laura provides clear, tactical guidance designed to secure robust, fair, and pragmatic resolutions for her clients.

Reported cases

  • UD v DN (Schedule 1, Children Act 1989; Capital Provision) [2021] EWCA Civ 1947
  • DN v UD [2020] EWHC 627 (Fam)
  • Tchenguiz-Imerman v Imerman [2014] 2 F.L.R. 939
  • Tchenguiz-Imerman v Imerman (Application for Joinder) [2014] 1 F.L.R. 865

Laura is a strong advocate of Non-Court Dispute Resolution and is a sought-after private FDR evaluator with a high rate of settlement. Laura is ranked as a leading NCDR practitioner in both Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500.

Laura’s broad practice focuses on the many varied, complex, and sensitive issues that arise in cases under the Children Act 1989. She has extensive experience representing parents, children (through their guardians) and extended family members in private law proceedings.

Laura is regularly instructed in cases involving serious allegations of domestic abuse – including coercive and controlling behaviour, financial abuse, sexual assault, and physical harm – and has experience of conducting multi-day fact-finding hearings and applications for international relocation.  She is noted for her calm and empathetic manner and is particularly accomplished in representing vulnerable clients.

Laura’s practice also embraces disputes involving alternative family structures such as surrogacy arrangements, same-sex parenting disputes, and cases concerning non-biological parents.

Reported Cases

  • A and another and P and others [2012] 2 FLR 145

Laura is a trained mediator who is experienced in resolving both financial and children related disputes following all forms of relationship breakdown.

Laura is dual qualified to act as an arbitrator under the IFLA Children and Financial schemes.

Reputation & Awards

"A fantastic advocate, who's always on top of the detail and knows from her judicial experience just how to present a case."

Chambers & Partners, 2025

‘Laura is a brilliant advocate with phenomenal attention to detail. She has a lovely manner with clients and is clear and concise with her advice, her experience sitting as a Recorder gives her a brilliant insight into what judges are looking for, and she ensures that she matches her style to each individual judge and client.’ – Legal 500, 2026

‘Laura is a brilliant pFDR judge and she conducts her cases with authority and gravitas and provides a reasoned and considered indication. She is helpful and considerate and extremely good with the clients.’ – Legal 500, 2026

‘A pleasure to instruct and a fantastic advocate and judge.’ – Chambers and Partners, 2026

‘Laura is incredibly intelligent. She provides reassurance and support to the instructing solicitor, and has a very kind, caring manner with the clients.’ – Chambers and Partners, 2026

‘She cuts through to the core and is quick to grasp the issues in a case, no matter how small they are within the context of highly complex cases.’ – Chambers and Partners, 2026

‘Extremely client friendly, she has an excellent bedside manner even with the most difficult clients. She is an exceptional barrister’ – Chambers and Partners, 2026

‘She’s amazing and her documentation is immaculate. She works very, very hard.’ – Chambers and Partners, 2026

‘Laura Moys is brilliant. She is very hands-on and gives very clear indications.’ – Chambers and Partners, 2026

‘Laura is exceptionally bright, commercially astute and a persuasive and incisive advocate. She handles difficult clients and judges with ease and is well-respected.’ – Legal 500, 2025

‘Laura brings an air of calm and authority to the room. She is measured and focused and puts the client immediately at ease.’ – Legal 500, 2025

“Her brilliant people skills and her ability to deal with vulnerable parties is what settled a very difficult case.” – Chambers and Partners, 2025

“She is always beautifully prepared and takes a genuine interest in her clients and cases.” “She is very good indeed with vulnerable clients, displaying great empathy.” – Chambers & Partners, 2025

“A fantastic advocate, who’s always on top of the detail and knows from her judicial experience just how to present a case.” – Chambers & Partners, 2025

“Laura brings the considerable knowledge and expertise to bear and explains her position on a case in a digestible and client-friendly manner.” – Chambers & Partners, 2025

“She is very thorough but remains able to see the bigger picture and adapt her tactics accordingly.” “An impressive, articulate advocate who never appears flustered when under pressure.” – Chambers & Partners, 2025

“Laura is very thoughtful and diligent.”… “Laura Moys is warm and engaging with clients, and has the ear of a judge.” – Chambers & Partners, 2024

“She is very carefully prepared as an advocate and so is in a good position to put forward her client’s case in a timely way.” – Chambers & Partners, 2024

‘Laura is an excellent advocate. She is always thoroughly prepared and can cope with even the most challenging of opposition.’ – Legal 500, 2024

“Laura is a fine advocate, whose knowledge, preparation of cases and written work are faultless. She is extremely personable and clients always say they feel at ease with her.” – Chambers & Partners, 2023

“Laura is a delight to work with and she’s very client-friendly. She’s always on top of the detail and is a safe pair of hands.” – Chambers & Partners, 2023

Awards and Scholarships

  • Wadham College Oxford Junior Academic Scholarship
  • Ann Ebsworth Scholarship (Gray’s Inn)
  • Lord Justice Holker Scholarship (Gray’s Inn)
  • The James Mould Scholarship (one of only four senior scholarships awarded to pupil barristers of ‘exceptional merit’) (Gray’s Inn)
  • The Du Cann prize for advocacy (Gray’s Inn)

Education

  • The College of Law (London): Graduate Diploma in Law (Distinction); Bar Vocational Course
  • Wadham College, University of Oxford: BA(Hons) Modern History and Modern and Medieval Languages (French)
  • Tonbridge Grammar School

Professional Memberships

  • Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (qualified in both financial remedy and children cases).
  • Family Law Bar Association

Appointments

  • Master of the Bench of Gray’s Inn (2024)
  • Recorder (2018)

Languages

  • French (fluent)
  • Spanish (conversational)

Publications

Co-author of 1KBW on Trusts in Matrimonial Finance Proceedings

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