LawFuel Power List 2025
No. 5
Laracy returned to Crown Law in January 2021 after a 15-year tenure as Crown Counsel and a stint as Deputy Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security.
That résumé spanning national security, criminal appeals, and sensitive governmental processes positions her as Jagose’s likely successor when the Solicitor-General departs in February 2026.
She’s already handling major Crown files, though confidentiality shrouds the details. Her influence is quiet, which in Crown Law often means real: the cases that matter don’t make headlines until years later. Laracy’s power is institutional and structural—she knows where the bodies are buried, metaphorically speaking, and she’s earned the trust required to dig them up when necessary. Her position on the List reflects her positioning, not her profile. Watch this space.
