Emily joined our team in June 2022 and was called to the Manx Bar as an Advocate in July 2023.
Emily practices in litigation, focusing mainly on criminal litigation, personal injury/clinical negligence and family matters. She regularly represents criminal clients in the Summary Courts and the Court of General Gaol Delivery. Emily has appeared before the Family Courts in relation to matters of child contact and maintenance and assists the family team with care proceedings. She is on the legal aid panel, court duty advocate rota and police station duty advocate rota.
Emily has assisted with disputes in relation to unfair dismissal in the Employment Tribunal and has been involved with inquest matters alongside Director Richard Halsall. She has recently assisted Director Andrew Bridson with trial preparations for a complex estate dispute and a dispute regarding ownership of company shares. She works alongside senior Advocate Peter Russell dealing with employment, criminal proceedings and personal injury/clinical negligence litigation matters.
Emily graduated from Sheffield Hallam University in 2018 with a 2:1 in her Law with Criminology Degree. She then went on to obtain a commendation in her Legal Practice Course and Masters in Legal Practice at the University of Sheffield, graduating in 2020. Emily worked in a busy Manchester law firm before moving back to the Island to qualify as a Manx Advocate. She sat the Manx Bar Exams in May 2022 and passed all four exams on her first attempt.