Professional Practice

Laura’s practice is predominantly focussed on financial remedies cases including of high net worth, high profile clients and cases with modest assets but other complex aspects including trust and company structures, on and offshore assets and where third parties intervene. She has a wide range of experience of Trusts of Land cases and applications under Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989. She has worked as a junior to a number of KCs both in and out of Chambers. Laura is also interested in other dispute resolution methods. She is a collaborative lawyer and mediator.

• Recommendations

  "She is so good at really listening and caring and finding a way through. She strikes that delicate balance well."

  Chambers and Partners 2026

  "Laura Heaton is just a very safe pair of hands. She is super-diligent and makes sure the clients are across it all."

  Chambers and Partners 2026

  "Laura is not afraid to be robust when the case requires it. She is able to deliver even the most difficult of outcomes in way that makes the parties feel they have been listened to and understood."

  Chambers and Partners 2026

  "Laura's advice is always absolutely clear and incredibly well considered. She instils ultimate confidence in her clients and is a real pleasure to work with."

  Chambers and Partners 2026

  "Laura is great to instruct. She is thorough, excellent with the client and someone who 'gets' the issues immediately."

  Chambers and Partners 2026

  "Laura always gives a human touch to everything she does. "

  Chambers and Partners 2026

  "I am always impressed with Laura Heaton's ability to engage with clients and advocate for them. She has consistently delivered results."

  Chambers and Partners 2026

  "Laura is sensible and has great judgement."

  Chambers and Partners 2026

  "Excellent all round."

  Chambers and Partners 2026

  "In the competitive PFDR market, Laura stands out as one of the best senior juniors doing this work. She is meticulously prepared and delivers indications with calm authority and aplomb, and she is a regular top choice." "Laura is a force to be reckoned with, displaying a meticulous eye for detail and analytical rigour. Her judicial experience adds strength to her positioning of cases, and she has impeccable judgement."

  Legal 500 2026

  "Laura is financially articulate and focused on achieving the best outcome for the client." "She takes a rigorous approach to interrogating the financial information and gives a clear and reasoned indication which gives settlement the best chance of success." "The successful outcome of a case is greatly improved by having her on your side." "She goes beyond the call of duty and is a cohesive part of the litigation team."

  Chambers and Partners 2025

  "She was well-prepared, utterly professional and someone who clearly gave the case considerable thought." "A top-notch Private FDR judge." "She has an excellent manner and is very thorough." "She's intelligent and asks really good questions."

  Chambers and Partners 2025

  "Laura has a brilliant legal mind. Her formidable knowledge of the law and her laser-sharp focus on the facts of the case make her a brilliant advocate on complex cases."

  Legal 500 2025

  "Highly respected by clients and opponents alike, she has a magnetic combination of in-depth knowledge of the law and superior client-handling skills. Laura very quickly understands the facts of the case, and is able to break down a complex case with a simplicity that allows the court to understand the client's perspective very quickly. She achieves successful results with ease through her legal brilliance and graceful manner." "Laura goes out of her way to provide a great service in challenging cases." "She is really robust in her advocacy, and good at knowing good points and how best to address the court."

  Chambers and Partners 2024

  "Laura is an excellent at combining incisive big picture analysis with microscopic attention to details."

  Legal 500 2024

  "She keeps to the point, remains focused, and is a great emotional support to clients." "Her analysis is always detailed and spot-on." "She is solution-oriented and handles clients well."

  Chambers and Partners 2022

  "Laura is well-liked by clients, who admire her clear, efficient and realistic advice."

  Legal 500 2022

• Notable Cases

  • M v M and Others
    [2014] 1 FLR 439
    
  • SK v TK
    [2013] EWHC 834 (Fam)
    
  • Re C (financial provision)
    [2007] 2 FLR 13
    
  • Q v Q
    [2005] 2 FLR 640
    

• Publications and Lecturing

  • Co-author of Cohabitation and Trusts of Land (Thomson Reuters)

• Personal Information

  Lives outside London is married with children