Lawrence Michael Newell CBE (born England) was a prominent Papua New Guinean lawyer, and Chancellor of the Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea. A member of various government committees on law-related subjects, he also served as the Registrar of the Supreme and National Court of Papua New Guinea. Prior to working in Papua New Guinea, Newell worked as a missionary in Rwanda, Africa. He was awarded with a CBE for his work in Administration of Courts and Law in the Papua New Guinea and the South Pacific.