Laura Hollingbery

General Crime

• R v HM [2026] (Snaresbrook Crown Court)
  Prosecuted HM for GBH (s18), following an altercation on the Jubilee Line in which he hit a female to the head with a glass bottle, causing her permanent facial scarring. He was convicted unanimously after a 4-day trial.
• R v WD [2025] (Inner London Crown Court)
  Instructed to prosecute WD who faced trial for GBH (s20) after he pushed a female to the floor in a London bar, which resulted in a broken ankle. He was unanimously convicted after a 4-day trial.
• R v JE [2025] (Kingston Crown Court)
  Represented JE who was due to stand trial for Robbery, Attempted GBH and Possession of an Offensive Weapon. He pleaded guilty to ABH and Possession of an Offensive Weapon, receiving a sentence of 8 months’ imprisonment. The Court were persuaded to make the sentence concurrent to that he was already serving.
• R v MW [2025] (Woolwich Crown Court)
  Instructed to prosecute a case involving the brutal assault of two police officers. The Defendant entered guilty pleas to two offences of GBH (s18) and was sentenced to a 12-year extended sentence.
  https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/man-jailed-violent-attack-met-police-officers-b1249951.html
• R v HC [2025] (Woolwich Crown Court)
  Secured a Community Order for HC who pleaded guilty to his part in the Theft of a Land Rover from a petrol station forecourt.
• R v LS [2025] (Kingston Crown Court)
  Represented LS who was the lead defendant in a wide-scale Conspiracy to Commit Burglary in which over £100k of bikes were stolen. He received a sentence of less than 3 years despite having numerous convictions for dishonesty.
• R v LS [2025] (Woolwich Crown Court)
  Represented LS who was charged with Kidnap and Attempted Robbery. He was unanimously acquitted after a 4-day trial.
• R v AG [2025] (Kingston Crown Court)
  Represented AG, a vulnerable defendant, charged with his third drug-trafficking offence. The Court were persuaded to impose the minimum term despite numerous aggravating features.
• R v RB [2025] (Ipswich Crown Court)
  Instructed to prosecute a defendant accused of a violent assault on a female bailiff who was attempting to serve an eviction notice. He was convicted unanimously after a 5-day trial.
  https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/24837328.peasenhall-man-raymond-birnie-accused-bailiff-assault/
• R v SO [2024] (Chelmsford Crown Court)
  Prosecuted SO accused of a violent assault on his neighbour. He was convicted unanimously after a 3-day trial.
• R v RB [2024] (Cambridge Crown Court)
  Prosecuted RB for two offences of Perverting the Course of Justice and Witness Intimidation, securing unanimous convictions after a 3-week trial involving complex expert evidence.
  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14414603/pensioner-jailed-inheritance-fight-stepsister-paedophile.html
• R v AS [2023] (Canterbury Crown Court)
  Prosecuted AS for Blackmail who threatened to post explicit photographs of the complainant if he did not meet financial demands. He pleaded guilty mid-trial and was sentenced to 14 months’ imprisonment.
• R v MC [2022] (Peterborough Crown Court)
  Instructed to prosecute MC who pleaded guilty to a single count of GBH with Intent. He was sentenced to 4 years’ imprisonment. https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/thug-permanently-scarred-man-after-23735300
• R v SV [2022] (Court of Appeal)
  Represented SV in the Court of Appeal, having acted for him in Woolwich Crown Court when he pleaded guilty to Possession with Intent to Supply Cannabis. Following submissions, his sentence was reduced from 12 months to 8 months’ imprisonment.

Serious & Organised Crime

• R v DP & Others [2026 – ongoing] (Wolverhampton Crown Court)
  Currently instructed as Led Junior for the Prosecution in Operation Nightfern involving a multi-handed burglary conspiracy.
• R v BH & Others [2026 – ongoing] (Isleworth Crown Court)
  Currently instructed as Led Junior for the Crown in Operation Vecchio, a wide-scale conspiracy to supply Class A drugs across the Hammersmith area of London.
• R v DD [2025 – ongoing] (Aylesbury Crown Court)
  Instructed to prosecute DD for offences involving drug supply and firearms, in which over £150k of Class A and B drugs were seized, along with a firearm, from within a caravan in Buckinghamshire.
• R v TD & Others [2025] (Birmingham Crown Court)
  Instructed as Led Junior for the Crown in a 3-handed Attempted Murder case.
• R v AZ & Others [2025] (Birmingham Crown Court)
  Instructed as Led Junior for the Crown in Operation Sherwood, a multi-handed conspiracy to burgle, targeting ATM machines using Jaws of Life.
• R v GO & Others [2025] (Wolverhampton Crown Court)
  Instructed as Led Junior in Operation Slick, prosecuting a gang of armed robbers who targeted pubs and shops throughout the West Midlands.  https://2kbw.com/john-lloyd-richards-led-laura-hollingbery-for-the-crown-in-the-sentence-of-six-defendants-for-armed-robbery-in-the-west-midlands/
• R v AK & Others [2025] (Basildon Crown Court)
  Instructed to prosecute a 4-handed Class A drug conspiracy investigated by the NCA. All defendants pleaded guilty and following a Newton Hearing, the Judge was persuaded that none of the cash seized was legitimate.  https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/25614370.basildon-court-cocaine-found-rawreth-tyres-essex/
• R v DG & Others [2025] (Peterborough Crown Court)
  Prosecuted a 3-handed Class A Conspiracy involving vast amounts of contested cell site evidence. All defendants were convicted unanimously after a 6-day trial.
• R v FG & BD [2024] (Warwick Crown Court)
  Instructed as Led Junior to prosecute two female defendants who were convicted of Assisting an Offender in a murder, following a 2-week trial.  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c725wdkwvgko
• R v TG [2024] (St Albans Crown Court)
  As led junior for the Crown, TG was convicted of Kidnap and Blackmail after a 2-week trial in a case that involved the kidnap of a wealthy Chinese businessman from a golf course in Hertfordshire. He was sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment
  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-68921485
• R v AM & Others [2023]
  Led by Thomas Acworth of 3PB. Instructed in the defence of AM, a vulnerable 18-year old, accused of hiding a murder weapon shortly after the killing took place. AM was unanimously acquitted of Assisting an Offender following a 3-month trial.  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-64417516    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11465667/The-2ft-Rambo-knife-police-father-stabbed-death-three-teens-doorstep.html

Sexual Offences

• R v AG [2026 – ongoing] (Basildon Crown Court)
  Currently instructed as Led Junior for the Crown involving historic child sex offences alleged to have been committed against multiple family members.
• R v DH [2026 – ongoing] (Woolwich Crown Court)
  Currently instructed to prosecute DH who has been charged with historic sexual offences committed against his 9-year old cousin in the early 2000s.
• R v SL [2025] (Inner London Crown Court)
  Instructed to prosecute SL who was unanimously convicted of sexually assaulting a young woman on the Central Line during rush hour whom he then continued to follow.
• R v PD [2023] (Portsmouth Crown Court)
  Prosecuted PD who was charged with Exposure and Outraging Public Decency whereby he was seen masturbating outside a primary school by a teenager. He was convicted unanimously in an hour following a 3-day trial.
• R v JO [2022] (Southampton Crown Court)
  Represented JO at sentence after he admitted 3 counts of Making Indecent Images of Children. Despite the fact that the offending occurred over a 7-year period, the Judge was persuaded to impose a Community Order.  https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/20019034.ex-marine-hamble-downloaded-1-000-indecent-images-children/

Fraud & Financial Crime

• R v AM [2026] (Southwark Crown Court)
  Instructed to prosecute AM in a complex benefit and Grenfell fraud, in which he defrauded DWP out of over £100k of benefits in his own name, before assuming the identity of a genuine Grenfell victim, who had returned to his home country following the disaster, and fraudulently claiming Grenfell compensation and state benefits in his name. He pleaded guilty on the day of trial and awaits sentence.

Motoring law

Laura has a solid grasp of the intricacies of Road Traffic offences. Her experience covers a broad spectrum of driving matters.

She has also developed a more specialised private practice, assisting clients with advancing Special Reasons and Exceptional Hardship arguments.

• R v SD [2025] (High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court)
  Represented SD for Causing Serious Injury by Careless Driving involving a collision with a pensioner who sustained multiple hip fractures. Secured a Community Order despite numerous previous convictions for driving offences.
• R v BM [2024] (City of London Magistrates’ Court)
  Represented BM at sentence following his guilty plea to Careless Driving. He was a HGV driver who hit the barrier at a level-crossing causing extensive damage. The bench were persuaded to endorse his licence and he avoided disqualification.
• R v KI [2024] (Stratford Magistrates’ Court)
  Instructed to represent KI at his Careless Driving at which he was alleged to have hit a motorcyclist after pulling out of a junction at speed. KI was acquitted.
• R v GL [2024] (Brighton Magistrates’ Court)
  Represented GL at a Special Reasons hearing, following his guilty plea to Failing to Comply with a Red Traffic Signal. The bench were persuaded to impose an absolute discharge.
• R v LA [2023]
  LA was convicted of Drug Driving following a guilty plea. Secured a fine and a 16-month disqualification despite having a poor record for identical offending.
• R v MD [2022] (Staines Magistrates’ Court)
  Successfully argued Exceptional Hardship to avoid a totting-up disqualification.
• R v JC [2021] (North Tyneside Magistrates’ Court)
  Defended JC who pleaded guilty to Drug Driving. The bench imposed the least possible period of disqualification and a minimal fine.
• R v PE [2021] (Barkingside Magistrates’ Court)
  PE was facing a totting-up disqualification after he was convicted of three Speeding offences in the space of a week. Following a successful Exceptional Hardship application, the bench imposed a fine.

Education

• BPP University (Holborn) – BPTC – Very Competent
• BPP University (Waterloo) – GDL – Commendation
• University of Warwick – BA (Joint Honours) English and Latin Literature – 2:1

Memberships

• Inner Temple
• Western Circuit
• Criminal Bar Association
• Association of Women Barristers

News

17 Dec 2025

2KBW CPS Serious Crime Panel Grade 2 appointments

Congratulations to Matthew Parris, Laura Hollingbery, Edward Warren and Josh Happé who have received their CPS Serious Crime Panel Grade 2 accreditations.

30 Sep 2025

Man who launched a horrific attack on two female police officers receives a 12-year extended sentence – Laura Hollingbery prosecuted for the Crown

Laura Hollingbery prosecuted Mark Weatherley, 43 years’ old, who entered guilty pleas to two offences of Causing Grievous Bodily Harm (s18) on 29th July...

7 Jul 2025

Gang jailed for 60 years for armed robberies in West Midlands – John Lloyd-Richards led Laura Hollingbery for the Crown

John Lloyd-Richards led Laura Hollingbery for the Crown in prosecuting a gang who, between August 2021 and February 2022 targeted commercial properties including Public...

21 Mar 2025

John Lloyd-Richards led Laura Hollingbery for the Crown in prosecuting a gang of armed robbers in the West Midlands with all six convicted.

John Lloyd-Richards led Laura Hollingbery for the Crown in prosecuting a gang who, between August 2021 and February 2022 targeted commercial properties including Public...

12 Dec 2024

2KBW CPS Panel Grade 3 appointments

Congratulations to Claire Langevad, Matilda Robinson-Murphy, Ellie Sheahan, Shona Probert, Laura Hollingbery and Leigh Hart who have all received their CPS Level 3 accreditations.

15 Oct 2024

Oliver Weetch and Laura Hollingbery secure convictions of girlfriend and mother for assisting a convicted murderer

Both the girlfriend and mother of a male previously convicted of murder by using his car as a weapon to run over a group...