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Overview
Emma Greenhalgh is the Deputy Head of the Family Team. She joined Chambers sixteen years ago, following successful completion of pupillage under the supervision of HHJ Rachael Heppenstall.
Prior to this, Emma qualified as a Solicitor during which time she gained a variety of experience in all aspects of family law with a leading high street practice based in the North West.
Emma is referred to in the Legal 500 rankings as “a fantastic barrister, who is an outstanding advocate and always extremely well prepared. She is able to deal with complex matters with ease and her written work is second to none.” Emma has the ability to analyse the factual and legal issues concisely and is very experienced in witness handling.
Awards
Family
Emma undertakes all forms of hearings from the first appointments through to contested hearings. She represents clients in front of all tribunals within the family court from Magistrates level to High Court Judges and in the Court of Appeal.
In private law proceedings Emma undertakes cases involving significant issues such as parental alienation and international relocation. Emma accepts instructions from parents, grandparents and Guardians appointed pursuant to Rule 16.4.
In public law proceedings she acts for local authorities, parents, children, grandparents and interveners. She regularly acts in complex cases including: fatal or serious inflicted injury cases; sexual abuse; factitious induced illness; radicalisation; deprivation of liberty; medical treatment and the withdrawal of treatment; chronic neglect; forced marriage and female genital mutilation. Emma has a particular interest in non-accidental injury cases and enjoys the forensic medical and evidential elements. Emma also regularly acts for vulnerable clients and is known for her ability and understanding when working with clients who suffer from learning difficulties and with young people. To that end she has been involved in several cases where the Official Solicitor has been involved and where children have given oral evidence.
Emma is frequently instructed in Deprivation of Liberty applications acting for local authorities, parents and children. She has experience of the most serious types of applications whereby the Secretaries of State for health and education together with the Children’s Commissioner have intervened.
Emma acts for police authorities and local authorities in disclosure and public interest immunity applications in both the criminal and family jurisdictions.
She prides herself on thorough preparation and a down to earth approach. She has the ability to analyse the factual and legal issues concisely and adopts a professional and robust attitude. Emma is approachable and is happy to provide ongoing advice to clients and Solicitors both prior to and during proceedings.
Reported Cases
- Manchester University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust v M & Anor [2019] EWHC 468 (Fam) – http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Fam/2019/468.html
- Manchester University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust v M & Anor (2019) EWHC 1244 (Fam)
- Re AA & 25 others (2019) EWFC 64
- Bury Metropolitan Borough Council v ML & Anor [2022] EWHC 746 (Fam) (04 April 2022)
Associations
Child Concern
Family Law Bar Association
Education
LLB (Hons), Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University
Prescribed Information
Emma Greenhalgh is a practising barrister, who is regulated by the Bar Standards Board. Details of information held by the BSB about Emma can be found here.
Emma’s clerks will happily provide no obligation quotations for all legal services that she provides. Their contact details can be found here. It is most common for Emma to undertake Court and advisory work for a fixed fee or brief fee plus additional refresher days. For advisory work, paperwork and conferences it is most commonly charged at an hourly rate although fixed fees are available. Emma accepts instructions on legal aid rates where those are available, details of which can be found here. Emma will typically return paperwork within 14 days, however professional commitments, complexity and volume of documentation can affect these approximate timescales.
