Emily Read > Chambers of William Audland KC > London, England > Barrister Profile

Emily Read

020 7583 0811 read@12kbw.co.uk View profile

Position

Emily practices in all areas of personal injury law. Her main interests are employers’ liability, public liability and industrial disease litigation. She has experience of psychiatric injury, fatal accidents, Animals’ Act, fraud and road traffic cases. Emily acts for claimants and defendants in fast-track and multi-track trials, applications and cost assessments. Emily has a strong paper-based practice; she drafts proceedings and advises on all types and levels of personal injury claim. Emily has extensive experience of employment and discrimination law. She acts for claimants and respondents in all areas of the field, including unfair dismissal, redundancy, breach of contract, whistle-blowing and TUPE. Emily regularly appears in preliminary and multi-day hearings and is frequently instructed to advise on a broad range of issues. Emily has a special interest in claims that combine her two practice areas. She has considerable expertise in disability discrimination, ill health dismissals and workplace stress claims. Emily is a credit hire specialist. She principally acts for defendant insurers in high-value claims. Emily’s common law practice also includes the sale of goods, the supply of goods and services and general contractual and commercial disputes.

Career

Called 2007.

Languages

French, Italian.

Memberships

PIBA.

Education

Cambridge (MA, economics); BPP London; Inns of Court School of Law.

Leisure

Fine art, antiques, horses, watersports.