Laurence Clarke

Senior Associate

+44(0)20 3535 1753 LaClarke@kingsleynapley.co.uk

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Laurence is a senior associate in the Dispute Resolution Team. He has been recognised as a leading associate in both commercial litigation and civil fraud in The Legal 500.

Laurence has broad experience as a general commercial litigator with a focus on complex large-scale civil fraud and financial disputes. He often works as part of a team of global professional advisors on matters with multi-jurisdictional elements.

He is experienced in acting in claims involving the recovery of assets in offshore jurisdictions, freezing orders, search orders, Norwich Pharmacal orders and other types of interim relief.

Laurence also works on contractual and intellectual property disputes, acting for both claimants and defendants.

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Laurence Clarke – a standout senior associate with a bright future. Articulate and analytical, with a wisdom beyond his years.

The Legal 500, 2024

He is a very effective operator, quite capable of running cases on his own as he regularly does, and an astute and careful litigator.

The Legal 500, 2025

Areas of expertise

Recent experience

Acting for a liquidator of an offshore fund in a multi-jurisdictional claim recovering substantial funds which had been misappropriated;
Assisting a supervising solicitor on the execution of a search and imaging order obtained against a defendant company;
Acting for a claimant in a patent dispute with a global corporation;
Acting for a company in defending allegations that transactions were a sham or entered into at an undervalue;
Acting for a company in respect of a Norwich Pharmacal application and dispute concerning the misuse of company information;
Acting for a defendant in a claim involving allegations of fraud including defending an application for a freezing order;
Acting for an individual in a contract dispute and successfully negotiating a settlement at mediation.

Publications & Press

The importance of board meeting disclosures in combatting civil bribery, SME Magazine, August 2023

Professional Societies & Memberships

AIJA – Vice President of the Business Crime and Civil Fraud Commission
London Solicitors Litigation Association
Civil Fraud Lawyers Association
Previous member of the Advisory Board to the TL4 FIRE Starters Annual Conference

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Intellectual Property Disputes

04 March 2024

Settle Smart series part four: Setting aside a settlement agreement for fraud – allegations of fraud not “some kind of open sesame”

Insight

22 March 2023

Settle Smart series part four: Setting aside a settlement agreement for fraud – allegations of fraud not “some kind of open sesame”

Insight

22 March 2023

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Laurence Clarke

About Laurence

Areas of expertise

Recent experience

Publications & Press

Professional Societies & Memberships

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Insights from Laurence

Clarity over penal notices

How Full or Frank does a party have to be to avoid material non-disclosure?

Oral evidence series Part 6: Is an honest recollection of events truly evidence?

Originating what? How should you make an application for Norwich Pharmacal relief?

Settle Smart series part four: Setting aside a settlement agreement for fraud – allegations of fraud not “some kind of open sesame”

The Quincecare Duty and Philipp v Barclays Bank UK: awaiting the Supreme Court judgment

The importance of expert evidence when navigating issues of jurisdiction

Victims of Fraud Series Part 1: Why Acting Fast Matters

Clarity over penal notices

How Full or Frank does a party have to be to avoid material non-disclosure?

Oral evidence series Part 6: Is an honest recollection of events truly evidence?

Originating what? How should you make an application for Norwich Pharmacal relief?

Settle Smart series part four: Setting aside a settlement agreement for fraud – allegations of fraud not “some kind of open sesame”

The Quincecare Duty and Philipp v Barclays Bank UK: awaiting the Supreme Court judgment

The importance of expert evidence when navigating issues of jurisdiction

Victims of Fraud Series Part 1: Why Acting Fast Matters

Connect with Laurence