JUNIOR PROFILE

Emma Chamberlain

UK Bar 2026

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Pump Court Tax Chambers
 Pump Court Tax Chambers

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Tax: Private Client

London (Bar)

21 years ranked

Family/Matrimonial: Trusts/Tax Experts

London (Bar)

4 years ranked

About

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UK Bar

Practice Areas

Private client tax

Matrimonial/family tax

Career

Emma specialises in tax and trust advice for private clients, trusts and charities.

Her practice is focused particularly on IHT and CGT as well as advising non-residents, new arrivers, foreign domiciliaries and trustees. She frequently advises on taxation issues in connection with divorce and family issues, on BPR and APR and on residence, remittance and domicile enquiries.

Emma is co-author of a number of leading text books including "Trust Taxation & Estate Planning" (5th Edition), Sweet & Maxwell (May 2024) and Dymonds Capital Taxes. She writes for Tax Journal, Private Client Business, Tax Adviser and British Tax Review and in 2020 was one of the three co-authors of the final report produced by the Wealth Tax Commission on the topical issue of whether an annual or one off wealth tax was feasible for the UK.

She is Visiting Professor of Law at Oxford University and also Visiting Professor at the LSE. She is a keen cellist and performs in a variety of chamber music groups.

Professional Memberships

• Member of Tax Law Review Committee IFS

• Chair, Chartered Institute of Taxation Private Client Succession International Taxes Committee

• Fellow, Chartered Institute of Taxation & former Council member

• Member of the Wealth Tax Commission

• Trustee of the music charities London Music Fund and Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

• Trustee of Civic Future charity that aims to improve qualifications for those entering public life

• Member of S.T.E.P. (Technical Committee)

• Member of Audit Committee, All Souls Oxford

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Tax: Private Client - London (Bar)

Star Individuals
Individual Editorial

Emma Chamberlain is one of the best-known and most admired tax counsel at the Bar, known for her enormous intellectual ability in complex private client tax matters matched with strong client care skills.

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Family/Matrimonial: Trusts/Tax Experts - London (Bar)

Band 1
Individual Editorial

Emma Chamberlain is a very strong junior, who has an impressive practice advising on the tax and trust implications of divorce settlements. She handles a wide range of tax and trust issues arising on divorce, ranging from setting aside a gift to the spouse to tax analysis of distributions from complex offshore trusts, remittance issues, transfer of assets, CGT charges for the transferor spouse, and settling assets into trust without IHT charges.

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Strengths

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  • Emma is my go-to barrister for complex matters with an offshore element.

    Tax: Private ClientUK Bar

  • Emma is a wizard on Inheritance Tax and works very carefully with the Revenue.

    Tax: Private ClientUK Bar

  • Emma Chamberlain is the expert in matters of UK tax residency as well as all things trust-related. She excels in complex matters and provides definitive advice that is never on the fence.

    Tax: Private ClientUK Bar

  • Emma is superbly clear on the most complex areas.

    Tax: Private ClientUK Bar

  • Emma Chamberlain is unbelievably bright but also super dedicated.

    Family/Matrimonial: Trusts/Tax ExpertsUK Bar

  • Emma is very confident and is very good in court.

    Family/Matrimonial: Trusts/Tax ExpertsUK Bar

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