Lara Moore

Lara is a Legal Director in the Real Estate Team at leading national law firm, Ashfords LLP. Lara specialises in terrestrial planning, marine licensing and marine regulation and is nationally recognised for her expertise in Ports, Harbours and Coastal Development. Lara acts for a range of Ports, Harbours, Local Authorities and Developers. She regularly advises on multi-million pound developments across the whole of the UK and has been described by Maritime Journal as a pre-eminent marine licensing lawyer. Her expertise in Ports and Harbours is recognised by the industry and highlighted by her election (by industry) on to the national board of the UK Harbour Master's Association. Lara has won numerous academic awards, including the Sweet and Maxwell Prize for graduating at the top of her year at Exeter University and, has recently been shortlisted for the Women in Law Awards 2019 (‘Real Estate’). Lara writes for prominent publications including the Local Government Lawyer, Maritime Journal and Planning Magazine. She also speaks at national conferences. During 2018, these included the British Ports Association Annual Conference and Investinblue. She was also invited to speak about coastal development at the 7th Annual World Congress of Ocean in China. Lara's specialisms include: Marine Licensing and Planning, Marine Regulation, Harbour Revision, Empowerment and Closure Orders, Terrestrial Planning and Harbour Dues Litigation.

Expertise: Infrastructure, Regulation, Law