Heather Emmerson

Heather Emmerson is predominantly instructed by central and local government as well as regulators to defend controversial decisions and legislation. She appears in judicial reviews and human rights claims before the domestic courts, and in matters before the ECtHR.

Heather Emmerson has a significant reputation in the data protection field. Her work in information law most commonly arises in the context of human rights and public access to the reasoning behind decisions of public bodies and government ministers. She acts in civil claims from the First-tier Tribunal to the Supreme Court, and her work has related to such topics as data retention, high-profile data breaches and human rights issues pertaining to the use of biometric data.