Laura Tanguay
- Experience
Laura is a Legal Director in our Property Litigation department and leads the firm’s equitable disputes and TOLATA practice.
Laura has a wealth of experience advising private individuals on equitable disputes, such as in the specialist field of cohabitee / co-ownership disputes, where the issues involved are often of a sensitive nature. She is frequently called upon to advise on applications under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 (‘TOLATA’), regularly acting for separating couples. Her niche TOLATA experience is recognised by Chambers and Partners [UK 2021], in which the wider Property Litigation department is ranked in ‘Band 1’ as a leading regional team. Laura’s specialist experience also extends to resolving high-value disputes brought under the doctrine of ‘proprietary estoppel’, often concerning broken promises regarding the family business or farm.
Laura is a recognised leader in her field with a proven track record of resolving complex equitable and property trust disputes. She is an effective negotiator with considerable experience in round-table discussions and mediation.
Laura is recommended and named as a ‘Rising Star’ by Legal 500 [UK 2024]. In this edition, a client notes “Laura Tanguay and Stephanie Butler are outstandingly able and hardworking. They are talented solicitors with an impressive grasp of law and procedure. They also demonstrate a high standard of client care, even or especially when the case becomes difficult and testing.”
A client in the previous edition said “Laura Tanguay has a real passion and in depth knowledge of the law relating to constructive trusts and proprietary estoppel. This sets her aside from other partners who work in this area but lack her specialisation.” In an earlier edition sources note that she “can explain incredibly technical information in a simple, easy way”.
Laura’s expertise also includes a broad array of real property, chancery, and landlord and tenant work.
Laura is a member of both the Property Litigation Association and Resolution (a national network of family lawyers committed to the constructive resolution of family disputes).
Laura has authored several articles for the Property Law Journal, Local Government Lawyer, and Solicitors Journal on a wide range of property related issues, including co-ownership disputes over jointly held property under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996.
In her spare time, Laura is a Governor of Abbot’s Hall Community Primary School in Stowmarket.
Laura joined Birketts upon qualification in September 2013 and is based in our Ipswich office.
Laura has authored several articles for the Property Law Journal, Local Government Lawyer, and Solicitors Journal on a wide range of property related issues, including co-ownership disputes over jointly held property under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996.
In her spare time, Laura is a Governor of Abbot’s Hall Community Primary School in Stowmarket.
Awards and Memberships
Insights
Laura Tanguay has a real passion and in depth knowledge of the law relating to constructive trusts and proprietary estoppel. This sets her aside from other partners who work in this area but lack her specialisation.
Legal 500 [UK 2023]