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Laurence Cooper

Call 2021

Email LCooper@3djb.co.uk

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Laurence is a family law specialist who accepts instructions across the full spectrum of Chambers’ work, including:

  • Financial remedies
  • Private and Public children
  • Schedule 1 Children Act 1989
  • Family Law Act 1996

In Public law cases, Laurence acts for Guardians, Local Authorities and parents.

 

Laurence practices in Civil law and Chancery including:

  • TLATA 1996 disputes
  • Wills
  • Probate
  • Real Property

He is always pleased to engage with professional clients dealing with challenging legal scenarios.

 

Recent Seminars:

2024: Current Issues in Modest Asset Cases: Part 1. Considered two issues (i) What’s in the Pot? ‘matrimonialisation’ after Standish v Standish [2024] EWCA 567 and (ii) The ‘Chimera’ Problem - Family Loans & Resources

2025: Current Issues in Modest Asset Cases: Part 2. Consideration of (i) Conduct (ii) Costs and (iii) Non-Court Dispute Resolution.

Both seminars co-presented with Elizabeth Wark.

 

Other responsibilities:

3 DJB management committee

3 DJB marketing committee

3 DJB pupillage committee

 

Laurence enjoys contributing to student training at Gray’s Inn and, in 2025, helped judge the University of Greenwich Moot competition.

He works with the charity Bridging the Bar to mentor aspirant barristers from non-traditional backgrounds.

Before transferring to the Bar, Laurence worked in procurement, gaining extensive experience of business negotiation. He has chaired a charity and worked directly with countless vulnerable and homeless people.

His communication skills, and his sensitive yet determined approach are appreciated by both clients and tribunals.

He obtained incredible results for our client, who was extremely pleased and wishes to instruct him again on future matters. – Professional Client

Degree/University

B.A Hons English Language and Literature (University of Leeds)

GDL (University of Law)

BPTC (University of Law)

 

Scholarships/Awards/Prizes

Purvis Prize (University of Leeds)

Advocacy Scholar (University of Law)

Sir Dingle Foot Scholar (Gray’s Inn)

 

Memberships

The Family Law Bar Association

The Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn

 

Areas of Practice 

Family

Domestic Violence

Family Finance

Public Children Law

Private Children Law

Civil 

Contract, Company and Commercial 

Chancery 

Housing 

 

"The barristers are friendly, thorough and personable and are always willing to help. The clerks and admin staff are excellent and always go over and beyond to assist."

 

"The cohesive clerking team in Chambers have a combined depth of experience which is second to none."

 

"Impressive skills to handle intractable and challenging divorce and financial remedy cases."

 

"Chambers has a dedicated and professional clerking team. They are able to deal with any enquiry and are most helpful and reassuring" 

 

"They have a wide range of top quality senior and junior barristers who deal with high net worth financial work and can handle any type of children work." 

 

"James Doble has an innate ability to assist in choosing the right barrister for the right case. He leads his team meticulously."