Barristers

Emma Hargreaves

Emma Hargreaves

Serle Court, London

Position

Emma has a broad commercial chancery practice, with a particular focus on domestic and offshore trust/probate litigation, civil fraud, and company disputes.  She also advises and appears as specialist Chancery counsel in financial remedy proceedings. Emma is often instructed to act as sole counsel, often appearing against more senior practitioners. She is also regularly instructed as junior counsel in large-scale commercial and chancery litigation, both onshore and offshore, and has previously appeared (ad hoc) as junior counsel in the Supreme Court of Bermuda.

Emma is ranked in Legal 500, Who's Who Legal, Chambers UK Bar, Chambers Global and Chambers High Net Worth.  She was named Chancery Junior of the Year at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2020 and she was also named in The Lawyer's Hot 100 2019, which described her reputation as "superb".  She is also listed in Legal Week's Private Client Global Elite: Rising Leaders and was  "highly recommended" in Legal Week's Stars at the Bar 2017.

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).

Mentions

The English Bar Offshore

Commercial disputes

Leading junior2
Emma Hargreaves – Serle Court ‘Emma is extremely bright. She pulls together very complex defences under extreme time pressure.’
London Bar

Commercial litigation

Leading junior5
Emma Hargreaves  – Serle Court ‘Emma is impeccable. Her preparation, presentation and advocacy are faultless. You want her on your side.'
London Bar

Company

Leading junior5
Emma Hargreaves – Serle Court
London Bar

Private wealth and probate

Leading junior3
Emma Hargreaves –Serle Court ‘Emma is a fierce and tenacious advocate. She is sharp, insightful, and a force to be reckoned with in the courtroom. She has a keen eye for detail and manages matters with grace and sensitivity.’
The English Bar Offshore

Trusts and private wealth

Leading junior2
Emma Hargreaves – Serle Court ‘Emma has an amazing ability to retain and recall vast amounts of information and apply this knowledge in a practical and sensible manner.’