Emma Gough

Called 2004

About

Emma’s practice spans all areas of family with a particular specialism in private children cases where she has a broad experience, appearing in cases involving alienation, intractable hostility and international relocation. Emma is developing a finance practice and has experience in representing clients at all stages of financial remedy proceedings. Emma is happy to accept instructions in care proceedings and has acted in cases involving non-accidental injuries.

Emma is favoured by solicitors for her excellent client care and expertise in helping clients through the court process, giving them robust and practical advice whilst making sure that they are engaged and feel heard. She shares care of her five children, and enjoys exploring the outdoors with them.

Areas of Expertise

Emma is developing a finance practice and is experienced in representing clients at all stages of financial remedy proceedings as well as interim applications, applications for enforcement, variation of periodical payments orders and applications for costs.  Emma has experience in simultaneously running conduct arguments alongside cases with large personal injury claims.

Emma regularly acts for parents at all stages of private children proceedings, including fact finding hearings and final hearings. She has broad experience including with issues such as parental alienation, implacable hostility, domestic abuse and international relocation.

Emma accepts instructions in a range of inquests, acting on behalf of a variety of clients including bereaved families and other interested persons, public bodies and corporate entities.

For bereaved individuals the stress of managing legal proceedings shortly after experiencing a loss can be overwhelming. As an experienced family practitioner, Emma has the excellent client care skills and the expertise needed to work sensitively with bereaved clients and help them navigate this painful process.

International relocation, successful in obtaining the permission of the court for a mother to relocate to Japan with one of her children.

Alienation cases resulting in the transfer of residence from the alienating parent.

First Class LLB (Hons) Manchester Metropolitan University

The Blackstone’s Prize for academic excellence