JUNIOR PROFILE

Emma Horner

UK Bar 2026

4 Stone Buildings

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Chancery: Commercial

London (Bar)

3 years ranked

Company

London (Bar)

3 years ranked

About

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UK Bar

Practice Areas

Emma’s practice covers a broad range of commercial litigation in line with Chambers’ specialisms, including large commercial disputes, civil fraud, company law, insolvency, offshore litigation and arbitration. She has significant trial experience.

Notable recent cases include: Demissie v KEFI Gold v Copper plc [2025] EWHC 60 (KB) (commission claim; unled 1 week trial); Republic of Mozambique v Credit Suisse [2024] EWHC 1957 (Comm) (one of The Lawyers Top 20 Cases for 2023; multi-billion US$ fraud claim; 12 week trial); Playle v Verschuur (unfair prejudice dispute; unled 3.5 week trial); Joannou & Parakevaides (Overseas) (in liq) (claims brought by joint liquidators for wrongful trading, fraudulent trading, breach of fiduciary duties and unlawful means conspiracy); MAD International v Manes [2021] EWHC 3335 (claims in deceit and breach of joint venture agreement; 4 week trial).

Career

Called to the Bar 2015 (Lincoln’s Inn); Pegasus Scholarship (Bermuda); Rights of audience before the AIFC Court in Kazakhstan (2018); Attorney General’s London B Panel (2025)

Professional Memberships

Chancery Bar Association; Commercial Bar Association; Female Fraud Forum; Insolvency Lawyers Association; IWIRC; London Irish Lawyers Association; LCIA Young International Arbitration Group

Publications

Co-author of “On Your Feet: A Practical Guide to Civil Advocacy” (2019); Contributor to Loose and Griffiths on Liquidators (9th ed., 2019); Co-author of Commercial Law and Financial Regulation [2016] UKSC Yearbook 314 (with Jonathan Crow KC and Lara Hassell-Hart)

Personal

LLM (Commercial Law) (First Class), St Catharine’s College, University of Cambridge; LLB (First Class, 5th in year), Trinity College Dublin

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Company - London (Bar)

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Frequently called upon by leading silks, Emma Horner is an established junior known for her work in commercial disputes with significant company law considerations. Cases she has worked on include high-value breach of director duties matters and unfair prejudice proceedings. Emma is experienced in acting in domestic and offshore jurisdictions.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Emma Horner is a fine barrister who is very calm and measured. She provides beautiful written submissions.
CompanyUK Bar
Emma is very good on the strategy, and she is good at knowing how the court will handle complexities.
CompanyUK Bar
Emma is a diligent and highly capable all-rounder.
CompanyUK Bar
Emma's very good at client handling and is someone whose advocacy is very clear. She's good at cross-examination.
Chancery: CommercialUK Bar
Emma Horner is mightily impressive in how quickly she turns work around.
Chancery: CommercialUK Bar