Emily joined our team in June 2022 as a Trainee Advocate and was called to the Manx Bar in July 2023.
Emily primarily practices litigation, both criminal and civil. She is particularly focused on criminal defence, where she excels in defending individuals against a wide range of criminal charges, regularly representing clients for minor offences in the Summary Courts to jury trials in the Court of General Gaol Delivery. She is on the legal aid panel, court duty advocate rota and police station duty advocate rota.
She advises and represents clients in personal injury and medical negligence cases, helping clients secure fair compensation for their injuries and ensuring the best possible outcome.
Emily also advises and represents clients in family law matters, including child contact and maintenance and assists the family team with care proceedings. She has appeared before the Family Courts in relation to both matters of child contact and maintenance.
She works alongside senior Advocate Peter Russell dealing with employment, criminal proceedings and personal injury/medical negligence litigation matters and has assisted with disputes in relation to unfair dismissal in the Employment Tribunal. She has been involved with inquest matters alongside Director Richard Halsall and assists him with trust disputes and contractual disputes, and has assisted Director Andrew Bridson with trial preparations for both a complex estate dispute and a dispute regarding ownership of company shares.
Emily graduated from Sheffield Hallam University in 2018 with a 2:1 degree in Law with Criminology. 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. Emily sat the Manx Bar Exams in May 2022 and passed all four exams on her first attempt.
