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".
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).