Laurence Winston
Overview
Laurence Winston is a partner and member of the International Dispute Resolution Group in the firm’s London office. He is also a member of the firm’s Privacy and Cybersecurity Group and Financial Services Group. His practice focuses on acting for blue chip clients, banks, asset-based lenders, and other financial institutions in a broad range of cross-border and domestic commercial litigation and arbitration matters with a particular focus on worldwide and U.K. fraud investigations, and asset recovery actions. He has in-depth experience in obtaining freezing injunctions, search and seizure orders, and additional forms of relief on behalf of his clients.
Career & Education
- College of Law, Chester, 1991
- The University of Manchester, LL.B., 1990
- England and Wales
Laurence's Insights
Client Alert | 3 min read | 06.04.25
English Court of Appeal Clarifies Law Regarding Negligent Valuations
The English Court of Appeal has recently handed down a helpful judgment, clarifying the test for breach of duty in cases of alleged negligence by valuers. In short: (i) the valuation must fall outside a reasonable margin of error of the ‘correct’ valuation; and (ii) the valuer must have carried out the valuation in a way that no reasonably competent valuer could have done (the Bolam test).
Firm News | 2 min read | 05.01.25
Crowell & Moring Named to Global Arbitration Review’s 2025 “GAR 100” List
Firm News | 3 min read | 10.07.24
Crowell Earns Top Rankings from Legal 500 United Kingdom 2025
Representative Matters
- Acted for a major UK broadcaster in a high profile £10 million dispute with its main contractor in relation to the construction and subsequent demolition and rebuild of film studios for its flagship soap opera.
- Acted for an Italian conglomerate in a $50 million USD ICC arbitration dispute over the construction of LNG tank farms in Qatar involving other parties in Korea and Qatar.
- Acted in a multibillion-dollar arbitration dispute involving the construction of an airport in the Middle East.
- Advised on a $1 billion USD breach of warranty claim in the LCIA arising out of a corporate acquisition in the Ukraine.
- Acted in one of the highest profile data breach cases in the world to date involving an investigation by the ICO into alleged serious data breaches and the opposition of a search warrant.
- Advised on a $850 million USD breach of contract and fraud claim.
- Acted for global financier in a landmark invoice discounting civil fraud case that resulted in a £16 million judgment following a 10-week trial.
- Acted as the independent solicitor in a search and seizure injunction in the Ferrari/McLaren “Spygate” case.
- Acted in a $50 million USD derivatives scheme dispute involving a leading investment bank.
- Acted for Premiership footballer in a breach of privacy claim in relation to a telephone hacking matter.
- Acted for a global energy supplier in an anti-trespass injunction and possession order to evict protesters from a power station.
Laurence's Insights
Client Alert | 3 min read | 06.04.25
English Court of Appeal Clarifies Law Regarding Negligent Valuations
The English Court of Appeal has recently handed down a helpful judgment, clarifying the test for breach of duty in cases of alleged negligence by valuers. In short: (i) the valuation must fall outside a reasonable margin of error of the ‘correct’ valuation; and (ii) the valuer must have carried out the valuation in a way that no reasonably competent valuer could have done (the Bolam test).
Firm News | 2 min read | 05.01.25
Crowell & Moring Named to Global Arbitration Review’s 2025 “GAR 100” List
Firm News | 3 min read | 10.07.24
Crowell Earns Top Rankings from Legal 500 United Kingdom 2025
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Crowell & Moring
Practices
- International Dispute Resolution
- International Dispute Resolution — London Practice
- Privacy and Cybersecurity
- Litigation and Trial
- Infrastructure
- Cross-Border Data Flows
- International Arbitration — London Practice
- International Litigation — London Practice
- Financial Services
- Financial Services Litigation and Disputes
- Investigations
Industries
Laurence's Insights
Client Alert | 3 min read | 06.04.25
English Court of Appeal Clarifies Law Regarding Negligent Valuations
The English Court of Appeal has recently handed down a helpful judgment, clarifying the test for breach of duty in cases of alleged negligence by valuers. In short: (i) the valuation must fall outside a reasonable margin of error of the ‘correct’ valuation; and (ii) the valuer must have carried out the valuation in a way that no reasonably competent valuer could have done (the Bolam test).
Firm News | 2 min read | 05.01.25
Crowell & Moring Named to Global Arbitration Review’s 2025 “GAR 100” List
Firm News | 3 min read | 10.07.24
Crowell Earns Top Rankings from Legal 500 United Kingdom 2025
