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Emma Hargreaves
Position
Emma Hargreaves specialises in general commercial chancery litigation, particularly trusts disputes (international and domestic), civil fraud, company and insolvency. She also regularly advises and appears as specialist Chancery counsel in the context of matrimonial proceedings.
Her notable cases include ND v SD [2017] EWHC 1507 (sham trusts and formalities on constitution of trusts); AF v MF [2016] EWFC 65 (treatment of offshore foundations in matrimonial proceedings and nuptial settlements); Trustee L v Attorney General [2016] Bda LR 35, 19 I.T.E.L.R. 770 (non-charitable purposes trusts, Beddoe applications and costs); Superior Composite Structures v Parrish [2015] EWHC 3688 (enforcement of foreign judgments); Re Fi Call Ltd [2014] EWHC 779 (cross unfair prejudice petitions and security for costs); and Constantin Medien v Ecclestone [2014] EWHC 387 (civil fraud).
She was selected as the 2016 Private Client Rising Star at the IBC Transcontinental Trust Conference 2016 and featured in Legal Week’s Stars at the Bar 2017, where she was listed as “highly recommended”.
Career
Called 2012; admitted to the Bar of Bermuda (ad hoc, 2015)
Languages
German, French.
Memberships
Chancery Bar Association; COMBAR.
Education
Selwyn College, University of Cambridge, including a year at Regensbury University, Germany (MA Law, First Class); University College London (LLM in International Commercial Law, distinction); Kaplan Law School (BPTC, outstanding, ranked top in year).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Private client: trusts and probate
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Emma Hargreaves –Serle Court ‘Emma is extremely hardworking and has an excellent memory and attention to detail. She is a good tactical thinker, very enthusiastic and pleasant.’
London Bar > Company
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 5Emma Hargreaves – Serle Court ‘Emma is very bright and a superb barrister who produces fine written work remarkably quickly, has an excellent understanding of procedural and legal issues, and develops a rapid understanding of the facts.’
London Bar > Commercial litigation
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 5Emma Hargreaves – Serle Court ‘Exceptionally intelligent, even in the context of the commercial Bar. Her emotional intelligence, and her ability to understand people and motivations is a rare attribute in a barrister with her legal acumen.’