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Barrister practicing in a broad range of commercial litigation and arbitration in line with Chambers’ specialisms, including civil fraud, company law and insolvency.

Emma’s practice covers a broad range of commercial litigation in line with Chambers’ specialisms, including large commercial disputes, civil fraud, company law, insolvency, offshore litigation and arbitration. She has significant trial experience.

Notable recent cases include: Demissie v KEFI Gold v Copper plc [2025] EWHC 60 (KB) (commission claim; unled 1 week trial); Republic of Mozambique v Credit Suisse [2024] EWHC 1957 (Comm) (one of The Lawyers Top 20 Cases for 2023; multi-billion US$ fraud claim; 12 week trial); Playle v Verschuur (unfair prejudice dispute; unled 3.5 week trial); Joannou & Parakevaides (Overseas) (in liq) (claims brought by joint liquidators for wrongful trading, fraudulent trading, breach of fiduciary duties and unlawful means conspiracy); MAD International v Manes [2021] EWHC 3335 (claims in deceit and breach of joint venture agreement; 4 week trial).

Called to the Bar 2015 (Lincoln’s Inn); Pegasus Scholarship (Bermuda); Rights of audience before the AIFC Court in Kazakhstan (2018); Attorney General’s London B Panel (2025)

Chancery Bar Association; Commercial Bar Association; Female Fraud Forum; Insolvency Lawyers Association; IWIRC; London Irish Lawyers Association; LCIA Young International Arbitration Group

LLM (Commercial Law) (First Class), St Catharine’s College, University of Cambridge; LLB (First Class, 5th in year), Trinity College Dublin

Co-author of “On Your Feet: A Practical Guide to Civil Advocacy” (2019); Contributor to Loose and Griffiths on Liquidators (9th ed., 2019); Co-author of Commercial Law and Financial Regulation [2016] UKSC Yearbook 314 (with Jonathan Crow KC and Lara Hassell-Hart)

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