Profile

• MA (Oxon)
• Dip Law (Distinction) (City)
• Called to the Bar 1995
• Member of ALBA and SHLA

Emma is a civil and public law practitioner with particular specialisms in housing, property and local government law. She undertakes advocacy and advisory work for a wide range of clients, including local authorities, homeless applicants, and public and private sector landlords and tenants.

HOUSING

All aspects of public sector housing, including:

• homelessness
• allocations
• possession and demotion claims
• anti-social behaviour injunctions
• succession
• the Right to Buy

PROPERTY

All areas of residential and commercial landlord and tenant litigation including:

• possession and forfeiture claims
• leasehold enfranchisement
• business lease renewals
• disrepair
• service charge disputes.

Other aspects of property law such as claims under Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996, mortgages, adverse possession, rights of way and boundary disputes.

 
PUBLIC LAW

Community care, mental health and public interest immunity.

OTHER WORK

Contract disputes, sale of goods, claims under Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975.

PUBLICATIONS

Emma is co-author of Tolley's Claims to the Possession of Land (5th Edn), a successful looseleaf text for Landlord and Tenant practitioners.

In addition, Emma is a co-founder and co-editor of chambers Housing e-bulletin, a free, quarterly email publication of legal developments sent to local authorities, registered social landlords and solicitors nationwide. To view the current and historic e-bulletins please see the 'News' section.

CASES OF INTEREST

R (Daie) v London Borough of Camden [2006] EWHC 452 - judicial review of a local authority’s refusal to consider a second homelessness application

R (Reid) v Litherland & Roberts & London Borough of Camden [2004] EWHC 2141 (Admin) - application for extended civil restraint order

R (Ali) v London Borough of Ealing [2002] EWHC 1130 (Admin) - judicial review of a local authority’s award of priority points under its transfer scheme.

Anton Judes v IAT [2001] EWCA Civ 825

Burton v London Borough of Camden [2000] 2 AC 428 - consideration by House of Lords of whether a joint secure tenant could transfer her interest in the property to a co-tenant by executing a deed of release.

SEMINARS

Emma is a regular contributor to Chambers' seminar programme.