7 King's Bench Walk

Emma is developing a busy practice across the breadth of commercial law, including insurance, general commercial disputes, international arbitration, shipping, shipbuilding and civil fraud. Her current and recent instructions include being led in a multi-million euro arbitration involving the breach of a yacht construction agreement, being led in a civil fraud dispute concerning an unlawful means conspiracy and acting as sole counsel in an LMAA arbitration involving the constructive total loss of a yacht. Emma accepts instructions as sole counsel and as junior counsel in all of 7KBW’s specialist areas.

Before commencing pupillage, Emma worked as a legal researcher at the “Zondo” Commission of Inquiry into State Capture in South Africa. During the year in which she was a member of the legal team, she was seconded to the Chief Evidence Leader. She assisted with drafting heads of argument, conducting legal research, preparation for leading of witnesses and drafting analyses of evidence which formed part of the Chairperson’s final report. She co-authored the chapter on public procurement reform.

Emma studied English literature and law at the University of Cape Town, where she was awarded her degree cum laude. In the course of her legal studies in Cape Town, Emma provided pro bono legal services through the university legal aid clinic. Emma then read for a BA with honours in Jurisprudence (with senior status) at the University of Oxford, where she was awarded first class honours and the Norton Rose Fulbright Prize in Constitutional Law.