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Provided by Emma Mockford
Practice Areas
Emma is a sought after junior, with a busy practice spanning all areas of chambers’ work including public and human rights law, EU and competition law and commercial law. She is regularly instructed in complex and high-profile litigation, both led and as a sole advocate, across all of her core practice areas and in a range of tribunals including the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, High Court, and Competition Appeal Tribunal.
Highlights of her recent instructions include acting for the lead group of Claimants in the challenge to the Home Secretary’s Rwanda policy, acting for the CMA in connection with its investigation into the merger of Meta and GIPHY, and acting for the Independent Monitoring Authority in connection with a series of cases relating to the continued application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights post-Brexit.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Emma Mockford has notable experience in the developing area of collective actions on behalf of consumers affected by cartels or other anti-competitive behaviour. She has acted on behalf of the representative claimants in relation to the trucks cartel. She also has ample experience representing defendants in follow-on damages claims, as well as acting for regulatory bodies and appellants on reviews of CMA decisions.
Emma Mockford possesses far-reaching public and administrative law expertise, including constitutional and human rights-based challenges. She primarily acts for claimants and is highly sought after by NGOs, individuals and corporates.
Emma Mockford has acted in cases before the Privy Council and the European Court of Human Rights. She has strong experience across a plethora of complex issues, including the applicability of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.
Emma Mockford has built a strong profile in the developing area of collective proceedings. Key instructions include those in the Trucks litigation and Glencore.
Emma Mockford is developing a strong practice at the intersection of admin and European law. She is noted for her expertise in post-Brexit litigation, having appeared in cases about the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Emma was a pleasure to work with. She is highly strategic and is able to zone in on the issues that really matter."
"Emma Mockford drafts beautifully. She has a sensational brain and she is absolutely wonderful to work with."
"Emma is very hardworking and engaged."
"Emma is calm, thorough, efficient and so bright."
"The good thing about Emma is that she never stops thinking about a case until you are at the hearing; she is always coming up with new ideas."
"Emma's written work is extremely thorough. She deftly identifies key points in the case and ensures that submissions have maximum impact."
"Emma drafts beautifully. She is absolutely wonderful to work with, and has a sensational brain."
"Emma can easily gain the trust of the client and can present complex aspects to the court well."
"She is outstanding and going to the top. She is sensible and hard-working and a good advocate."
"She is extremely talented."
"Emma was a pleasure to work with. She is highly strategic and is able to zone in on the issues that really matter."
"Emma Mockford drafts beautifully. She has a sensational brain and she is absolutely wonderful to work with."
"Emma is very hardworking and engaged."
"Emma is calm, thorough, efficient and so bright."
"The good thing about Emma is that she never stops thinking about a case until you are at the hearing; she is always coming up with new ideas."
"Emma's written work is extremely thorough. She deftly identifies key points in the case and ensures that submissions have maximum impact."
"Emma drafts beautifully. She is absolutely wonderful to work with, and has a sensational brain."
"Emma can easily gain the trust of the client and can present complex aspects to the court well."
"She is outstanding and going to the top. She is sensible and hard-working and a good advocate."
"She is extremely talented."
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