Emma Hynes

Practice Areas

Emma specialises in construction and commercial matters, including professional negligence claims. She is appointed to the Attorney General’s Panel and instructed as counsel to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry and for the Cabinet Office and Number 10 on the Covid-19 Inquiry. In legal circles she is known for her tenacity, meticulous preparation, and poise under pressure. She is a clear and articulate speaker and a skilled advocate.

Before entering the legal profession, Emma was a competitive fencer at an international level, representing Australia at five world championships and winning two medals at the Commonwealth Games.

Emma combined her sporting accomplishments with a successful career in business communications, working for organisations as diverse as Serco, The Carbon Trust, and Microsoft. This experience has given her a particular understanding of multinational commercial clients and a pragmatic and business-minded approach.

She currently sits on the board of Lifesafe Holdings plc, an AIM-listed fire safety products company, as a non-executive director.

Professional Memberships

-Commercial Bar Association

-London Common Law & Commercial Bar Association

-National Association of Women in Construction

-Professional Negligence Bar Association

-Society of Construction Law

-TECBAR

Publications

Emma is a contributor to the recently published Electronic Disclosure Law and Practice and to Construction Professionals Indemnity Insurance.