3PB

Employment and Discrimination, Personal Injury, Property and Estates

Emma accepts instructions in all areas of civil law with a particular interest in employment, property and housing, and personal injury.

Emma Greening joined 3PB in October 2023 following the successful completion of her pupillage with chambers. She is based in the Oxford office. Emma was called to the Bar in July 2022 having obtained a distinction in her BTC qualification. Emma graduated with a First Class law degree and on completion of her degree was awarded ‘Student of the Year’ for the highest academic achievement amongst her graduating class.

Outside of work, Emma is attempting to learn Italian and enjoys reading, keeping fit and travelling. A former personal trainer, Emma runs half-marathons and 10kms races when time allows.

Employment and Discrimination 

Emma Greening has a busy employment practice acting for claimants and respondents in preliminary hearings, final hearings and judicial mediation, both in person and via CVP. She also regularly drafts pleadings and provides written advice.

Her recent work includes:

• Successfully defending an application for strike out made in relation to time limits
• Successfully challenging employment/worker status
• Advising on whistleblowing
• Drafting pleadings to establish principal/agent status

Emma has also advised/acted in claims involving:

• Unfair dismissal (including automatic unfair dismissal and constructive unfair dismissal)
• Discrimination (direct and indirect discrimination, failure to make reasonable adjustments, and harassment)
• Whistleblowing
• Redundancy
• Annual leave/holiday pay
• Trade Union detriment
• Unlawful deduction from wages
• Breach of Contract
• TUPE status

Personal injury

Emma Greening regularly appears in the County Court, representing both claimants and defendants in a range of personal injury matters.

Emma accepts instructions in the following areas of law:

• Road traffic accident claims including trials where there have been allegations of fraud
• Credit hire
• Employers’ liability claims
• Occupier’s liability claims.

Emma’s recent cases have involved:

• Successfully establishing that a claim could not succeed against a passenger of a car that had rolled into a parked vehicle because no duty of care had been pleaded or established.
• Preventing a claimant from relying on impecuniosity where the correct payslip information had not been provided resulting in a significantly reduced award in respect of a credit hire claim.
• Obtaining a finding of split liability for the Defendant where video footage demonstrated that the Defendant was speeding.
• Obtaining strike-out for Claimant’s failure to comply with court orders along with repayment of an interim payment plus interest in a case involving fundamental dishonesty.

Property and Estates 

Emma Greening’s property practice focuses on the law of landlord and tenant and residential property. She accepts instructions in both the County Court and First Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber). Recent matters have included disputes arising from:

• Nuisance
• Trespass
• Easements
• Possession proceedings
• Disrepair

Most recently Emma has advised and drafted pleadings in a variety of claims concerning nuisance, easements and disrepair, she also regularly appears in possession hearings and has experience dealing with applications to suspend warrants of possession.

Year of call: 2022

Member of Middle Temple Employment Law Association Employment Law Bar Association

LLB (Hons), Open University, First Class Barrister Training Course, BPP Law School, Distinction