Emma Stockwell

Health practice group.

A partner in the health team who advises on all aspects of healthcare law, Emma’s particular expertise is in corporate governance, primary care commissioning and regulation, information governance, inquests and judicial review.

Emma has many years’ experience in working for public sector organisations in the health and social care field, predominantly within the NHS, as well as national regulators such as the Care Quality Commission and other national bodies such as Health Education England.Emma represents clients at inquests and in judicial review proceedings often involving public consultation and service transformation issues.

One of Emma’s particular specialisms is corporate governance. She advises clients on their powers and duties and has assisted foundation trusts and CCGs in drafting and applying their constitutions and standing orders. Emma also advises on commissioning issues and the regulation of primary care practitioners, undertaking work for NHS England and CCGs on all performance and contractual matters.

Emma completed her law degree at the University of Leicester and subsequently studied at the College of Law in York. During her studies, Emma spent a year in Strasbourg studying law at Strasbourg University and whilst there worked at the European Parliament assisting a numbers of MEPs.

Leicester University (1999 Law, French Language and French Law 2(1)); College of Law, York (2000 Legal Practice Course).