Lara Kuehl appointed to the Attorney General’s B Panel

Serle Court is delighted to announce that Lara Kuehl has been appointed to the London B Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown. Her appointment will take effect on 1st September 2025 for a period of five years. Lara was previously on the London C Panel from 2022.

The Attorney General maintains three advisory panels of junior counsel to undertake civil and EU work for all government departments. B Panel members deal with substantial cases on behalf of the UK government, generally where knowledge and experience of a particular field is required.

We extend our warmest congratulations to Lara on her well-deserved appointment.

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Lara Kuehl is a commercial and chancery junior specialising in high-value disputes in England and Wales and offshore. Her practice encompasses commercial litigation and arbitration, company law, restructuring and insolvency, property litigation and civil fraud.

Lara is ranked across five practice areas: Commercial Litigation, Commercial Chancery, Insolvency and Restructuring, Company and Property Litigation, in Chambers UK, Chambers Global, Legal 500 and Lexology UK Bar.

Highly regarded for her advocacy, Lara acts as lead or sole counsel in most cases, frequently appearing unled against senior juniors and KCs. She is equally experienced as junior counsel alongside senior barristers from within and outside chambers in complex domestic and international disputes.

Alongside her private practice, Lara undertakes work for the UK Government. She is a member of the Attorney General’s B Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown, representing the Government in commercial, property, company and insolvency matters.

Before transferring to the English Bar, Lara practised as a solicitor in the London commercial disputes teams at Weil, Gotshal & Manges and McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP. From 2013 to 2015, she practised as a Cayman Islands attorney in the Dispute Resolution and Insolvency group at Maples and Calder, gaining offshore experience.