'A premier property set', Wilberforce Chambers is home to a team with extensive expertise in a wide range of property matters. Joanne Wicks KC represented the bank in Waller-Edwards v One Savings Bank plc, an appeal before the Supreme Court, involving clarification about the circumstances in which a bank is "put on inquiry" concerning whether a mortgage has been procured by undue influence in relation to joint lending. In a separate matter, multiple members of the set, including Wicks KC, Emer Murphy, Jonathan Seitler KC and Benjamin Faulkner, are appearing in the High Court in 38 Curzon Lease (Fantasio) v Curzon Cinemas and Curzon Restaurant & Bar, a high-profile dispute concerning the proposed closure of the Curzon Cinema in Mayfair. Mark Galtrey joined the set in March 2025.
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Emer’s practice focuses on property, commercial and trust disputes. She also advises on related professional liability matters.
Emer offers intelligent, thorough and practical assistance. She prides herself on being user-friendly and approachable, and she enjoys working as part of the team.
As an advocate, Emer is both engaging and tenacious. Emer regularly appears in the High Court, the County Court and before a variety of tribunals, both on her own account and as a junior.
She is highly skilled in drafting and advisory work, and has worked on a significant number of high-profile, complex pieces of litigation.
Career
Called 2009, Inner Temple.
Languages
French (intermediate), Spanish (basic).
Memberships
Property Bar Association; Commercial Bar Association; Chancery Bar Association; Commercial Fraud Lawyers Association; Women in Property.
Education
Balliol College, Oxford (2006 BA Law with French Law, 1st Class Hons); Université Panthéon Assas, Paris II (2005 Certificat supérieur de droit français, Mention bien).
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