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Emily Rayner
Position
Also Oxford (0844 561 7135). Specialises in all aspects of family law with an emphasis on family finance matters and children and finance cases with an international element.
Career
Called 2009. Tenant at Harcourt chambers since 2010. Pegasus Scholarship (New Zealand) 2011. South Eastern Circuit Scholarship, Advanced Advocacy Course, Keble (2014). From March – July 2015 on secondment to Law Officer’s Department, Jersey. Writes the quarterly Case Law updates for the International Family Law Journal.
Memberships
Advocate; Association of Lawyers for Children; Child Abduction Lawyers Association; Family Law Bar Association; JUSTICE.
Education
Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge (2007 BA Hons Law 2(1)); University College London (2008 LLM (Human Rights) Distinction); City University (2009 BVC Very Competent); Middle Temple Harmsworth Entrance Exhibition and Astbury Scholar.
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > South Eastern Circuit > Family: divorce and financial remedy
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Emily Rayner –Harcourt Chambers ‘Emily is always well-prepared, knowing the cases inside out. She goes above and beyond for her clients. She can grasp the main issues of cases, and her advice is firm but fair.’
Harcourt Chambers is ‘an extremely experienced set of chambers with exceptional strength and quality of barristers’ that handles a variety of work within the financial remedy space. Jane Campbell is an ‘expert negotiator whose statements are always well drafted’ and frequently handles multi-jurisdiction financial remedy matters for high-net-worth individuals. Fiona Hay is known for her ‘ability to give clear advice and deal with difficult opposing parties in a calm fashion’, while Douglas Allen is an ‘adaptable advocate’ who specialises in sensitive settlement negotiations. Cecilia Barrett is an ‘outstanding and fearless barrister’ who has extensive experience of both public and private law financial remedy matters. Other key members of the team include the ‘very pragmatic and approachable’ Louise Potter and Emily Rayner, who is a ‘thoughtful and robust’ advocate expert at handling cross-border divorces.
Regional Bar > South Eastern Circuit > Family: children and domestic abuse
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Emily Rayner –Harcourt Chambers ‘Emily is always well-prepared, knowing the cases inside out. She goes above and beyond for her clients. She is able to grasp the main issues of cases instantly, and her advice is firm but fair. Her advocacy is methodical and well-thought-through.’
London Bar > Family: divorce and financial remedy
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Emily Rayner –Harcourt Chambers ‘Emily is an excellent advocate who can delve into the details and present her arguments robustly.’
London Bar > Family: children and domestic abuse
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Emily Rayner –Harcourt Chambers ‘Emily is a strong advocate, keenly intelligent, meticulous and has a wonderful manner with clients.’