Emma joined Chambers as a tenant in July 2017 following successful completion of pupillage. She is now developing a broad practice spanning all areas of Chambers’ work including public law, EU / competition law and commercial law.
Emma joined Chambers as a tenant in July 2017 following successful completion of pupillage. She is now developing a broad practice spanning all areas of Chambers’ work including public law, EU / competition law and commercial law.
Highlights of Emma’s current and recent instructions include:
Before coming to the Bar, Emma qualified as a solicitor at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (2011-2013) and practised as an associate in the firm’s dispute resolution department in London (2013-2016), specialising in EU and competition litigation and public law. During her time at Freshfields, Emma acted for and advised major corporate clients from a range of industries, including the financial, energy and telecommunications sectors, on both contentious and regulatory matters. She developed a commercial and client-focussed approach and was commended for her ability to perform under pressure. Emma also acted pro bono for clients in various fora (including the Asylum Support Appeals Tribunal) and spent time on secondment to the firm’s Brussels office.
Emma graduated from the University of Oxford in 2010, winning the All Souls Prize for the Best Performance in Public International Law Final Honour Schools. She has a Master’s degree from King’s College London in EU competition law.
Emma is also a trustee of the AIRE Centre, a specialist charity whose mission is to promote awareness of European rights and assist individuals in vindicating those rights.
Emma obtained extensive EU and competition law experience in her previous role as a solicitor at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP. As a trainee solicitor, Emma spent time on secondment to the firm’s Brussels office, where she worked predominantly on competition law matters. When she qualified as an associate in 2013, Emma chose to specialise in EU and competition litigation. Between 2013 and 2016, she advised on numerous aspects of EU law (including EU sanctions law, tariffs and the CAP) as well as working on both regulatory and contentious competition law matters. Highlights included acting for Ericsson in the Unwired Planet Inc v Huawei & Ors proceedings (a ground-breaking FRAND and competition law dispute in the patent infringement context) and acting for one of the non-addressee airlines in the Air Cargo Pergan appeals (Emerald Supplies Ltd & Ors v British Airways plc & Ors [2015] EWCA Civ 1024).
Since obtaining tenancy, Emma has been instructed on a range of EU / competition law matters, including:
Emma also worked on a wide range of EU and competition law cases during pupillage including:
Emma has a Master’s degree in EU competition law from King’s College London, which she obtained whilst also working full time at Freshfields.
Emma’s public law practice encompasses the full ambit of public law: from commercial judicial reviews to human rights based challenges. She is a trustee of the AIRE Centre, a specialist charity whose mission is to promote awareness of EU and ECHR rights and assist marginalised individuals and those in vulnerable circumstances to assert those rights.
Highlights of Emma’s recent public law instructions include:
Emma’s public law experience during pupillage included working on the following cases:
During her time as a solicitor at Freshfields, Emma also worked on a commercial judicial review action in the oil and gas sector and undertook public law work on a pro bono basis. For example, Emma worked pro bono to launch a judicial review action seeking to challenge secondary domestic legislation in the education field on the grounds of incompatibility with EU law; advised a prominent charity on an application to intervene before the Court of Appeal in support of a challenge to governmental changes to legal aid; and appeared as a volunteer advocate on behalf of the Asylum Support Appeals Project in the Asylum Support Tribunal.
Since obtaining tenancy Emma has been instructed on a number of commercial disputes. Highlights of her recent commercial experience include:
During pupillage Emma also worked on a wide range of commercial law matters. Highlights include the following cases:
Emma also has substantial commercial law experience as a result of her experience as a solicitor at Freshfields. During her training contract at Freshfields, Emma spent time in both the firm’s commercial litigation and international arbitration teams (as well as assisting on corporate and financial transactional work). After she qualified, she worked on a high-value international commercial arbitration before the LCIA, concerned with the contractual obligations of parents to a joint venture.
Gold at the end of the rainbow? The quantification provisions of the new EU Damages Directive, Competition Law Insight, Volume 13, Issue 6 (10 June 2014) (with Lawrence, Hollway and Howe).
Natural Justice in the CAT – Lessons for the Competition and Markets Authority and Private Parties, [2015] 8 GCLR 25 (with Das).
Questions Left Unanswered by the Great Repeal Bill, ALBA summer conference paper, July 2017 (with Bacon) (available online at https://adminlaw.org.uk/publications/lecture-papers/).
Competition Act Appeals—practice and procedure in the Competition Appeal Tribunal, LexisNexis practice note, July 2018.
Professional experience:
2016: Called to the Bar of England and Wales
2013-2016: Associate Solicitor, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
2011-2013: Trainee Solicitor, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Education:
2016: Bar Transfer Test, BPP Law School
2013-15: MA in EU Competition Law, King’s College London
2011: Legal Practitioners’ Course, BPP Law School
2007-2010: BA in Jurisprudence (Law), University of Oxford (Hertford College) (First Class, All Souls Prize for Best Performance in Public International Law, Final Honour Schools)
Scholarships and prizes:
Pupillage:
Bar European Group Phoenicia Scholar (2017)
Wolfson Scholarship, The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn (2016)
University of Oxford:
All Souls Prize for the Best Performance in Public International Law, Final Honour Schools (2010)
Twice recipient of the Hertford College Book Prize for academic achievement (2010)
Mooting and advocacy:
Winner of the KCL Essex Court Chambers Mooting Competition (2015) (a four-stage commercial law competition, the final of which took place in the Supreme Court in March 2015 and was judged by Lord Judge).
Winner of the KCL Graveson Moot (2015) (a three-stage annual competition, covering contract, tort and public law. The final took place in the Royal Courts of Justice before a bench of three, including the Hon Sir David Foskett).