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Emily Wood KC

UK Bar 2026

Essex Court Chambers

Ranked in 4 practice areas

Art and Cultural Property Law

London (Bar)

5 years ranked

Banking & Finance

London (Bar)

9 years ranked

International Arbitration: General Commercial & Insurance

London (Bar)

13 years ranked

Commercial Dispute Resolution

London (Bar)

15 years ranked

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Art and Cultural Property Law - London (Bar)

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Emily Wood KC of Essex Court Chambers brings a background in complex commercial cases to difficult art law matters.

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Banking & Finance - London (Bar)

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Emily Wood KC is an accomplished barrister adept in handling matters involving LIBOR manipulation, swaps issues and sale disputes. She regularly acts for a range of major financial organisations, along with business networks and private equity firms.

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International Arbitration: General Commercial & Insurance - London (Bar)

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Emily Wood KC concentrates her practice on high-value, complex international commercial arbitration and has particular expertise in handling challenges to arbitral awards. She has substantial experience of arbitrations conducted under ICC, LCIA, UNCITRAL and ICSID rules. In addition to her work as counsel, she also takes sole arbitrator appointments.

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Strengths

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Emily Wood is brilliant and she is across it all. She has a measure of this work and her written work is crisp and clear and concise.
Art and Cultural Property Law UK Bar
Emily Wood is very clever and quick on her feet.
Art and Cultural Property Law UK Bar
Emily is extraordinarily talented and performs at a level beyond her years.
Banking & FinanceUK Bar
She is extremely accomplished, very clever and polished.
Banking & FinanceUK Bar
She is fantastically good.
International Arbitration: General Commercial & InsuranceUK Bar
Emily is sensible, takes good points and argues the case with a lot of confidence and vigour.
International Arbitration: General Commercial & InsuranceUK Bar