YEAR OF CALL: 2025

AREAS OF PRACTICE

Family Law:

Children - Public

Children - Private

Court of Protection

EDUCATIONS & QUALIFICATIONS

Law, Middlesex University (First Class Honours) - 2001

Admitted to the Roll of Solicitors - 2009

Solicitor-Advocate Higher Rates (Civil) - 2022

MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS

The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn

ABOUT EMMA

Emma is a former Solicitor-Advocate with a decade of experience specialising in Family Law. She qualified as a solicitor in 2009 before being called to the Bar in 2025.

Emma has represented local authorities in a wide range of public law children proceedings, including applications under the Children Act 198, care and placement proceedings and applications for Secure Accommodation Orders.

She has extensive experience of complex and sensitive cases involving serious injury, sexual abuse, child sexual exploitation, physical harm and neglect, learning and mental health difficulties, fabricated or induced illness, sexual harm, domestic abuse, forced marriage, international child abduction, and female genital mutilation. Emma is also experienced in High Court proceedings under the inherent jurisdiction, including Deprivation of Liberty applications and disputes concerning medical treatment.

Emma regularly advises and represents local authorities in complex cases involving young people and the deprivation of their liberty, or where there is a cross-over between the Family Court and the Court of Protection.

Emma accepts instructions from local authorities, parents, children, grandparents and interveners.