Emily has written for our UK Inquest Law Blog: ‘The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth: if in any doubt, just speak up’. Read the full article here.
Emily was appointed as Health Sherpa for the G7’s youth engagement group in 2021. Overseeing healthcare policy recommendations to the G7 during the coronavirus pandemic ensures Emily understands the issues facing healthcare providers and patients and the importance of providing clear and practical advice to stakeholders.
experience and expertise
Court of Protection
Emily is regularly instructed on behalf of P (by the Official Solicitor, RPRs and other litigation friends), local authorities, NHS Trusts, Health Boards, and Integrated Care Boards in health and welfare proceedings brought under the Mental Capacity Act 2005. She regularly advises on issues concerning mental capacity, best interests and mental health law.
Emily has a particular interest in cases involving children and young people, medical treatment cases and cases under the inherent jurisdiction. She is experienced in handling urgent instructions at short notice in these areas.
Recent cases of note:
- AB: Emily was instructed by a local authority in long-running welfare proceedings in which P was detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 on several occasions throughout the life of proceedings.
- SR: Emily represented a Responsible Clinician in a complex matter which raised trafficking and immigration law issues.
- JL: Emily represented a local authority at a contested hearing on P’s residence and care. The court endorsed the local authority’s position.
- NM: Emily obtained the court’s authorisation of medical treatment for a child on behalf of a hospital Trust.
- MRA: Emily is representing a mental health Trust in ongoing proceedings involving P with a hoarding disorder.
Inquests
Emily is regularly sought after to represent bereaved families, NHS Trusts, individual doctors and police forces in inquests. Emily regularly acts in inquests arising from deaths in hospitals and is familiar with questioning consultants and expert witnesses across a range of disciplines. She has a particular interest in community and hospital mental health cases, deaths in custody, and cases touching upon operational policing matters.
Emily is sensitive to the challenges inquests represent for IP’s and is at hand to guide whoever she represents through the process and put them at ease. She is happy to accept pro bono instructions on behalf of families through ADVOCATE.
Recent cases include:
- Inquest into the death of AJ. Emily appeared on behalf of the family in this inquest which resulted in a narrative conclusion. AJ died from an unintentional overdose of medication prescribed in error and the inquest raised issues around the discharge process for homeless psychiatric patients.
- Inquest into the death of TWB. Emily represented the family of TWB who died following a fall after routine surgery at a private hospital. The inquest found that her supervision was inadequate which resulted in her sustaining a fatal fall.
- Inquest into the death of AS. Emily represented a local authority in this inquest into the death of an asylum seeker who died following an age assessment which concluded that he was an adult.
- Inquest into the death of CP. Emily represented the family of CP who sadly died following a prescribing error in a hospital. The inquest found that ingestion of Pregabalin prescribed at the wrong dose caused CP’s death.
- Inquest into the death of MP. Emily represented a police force in this case where MP was on a Community Treatment Order, went missing and was found dead abroad.
Clinical Negligence
Emily has a busy clinical negligence practice acting for both claimants and defendants in a variety of claims involving failures to obtain informed consent, delays in diagnosis, negligently performed surgery, psychiatric claims, Fatal Accident Act cases and healthcare issues arising in the prison context. She is regularly instructed by leading firms to draft pleadings and advise on liability and quantum.
Emily often appears in the High Court and County Court for interim hearings, CCMCs and approval hearings on behalf of children or protected parties.
Emily has experience drafting:
- Particulars of Claim
- Defences in clinical negligence, dental and cosmetic negligence claims
- Schedules of Loss and Counter-Schedules
- Skeleton arguments
- Advice on liability, quantum and settlement strategy
Police Law and Regulatory
Emily completed her pupillage under the supervision of Elliot Gold and Frances McClenaghan and gained a broad exposure to high profile and sensitive police law matters touching upon police misconduct, human rights, discrimination, civil actions against the police and employment.
Emily is often instructed by various police forces to appear on behalf of the Appropriate Authority in accelerated misconduct hearings and full misconduct hearings to prosecute disciplinary charges against police officers.
Qualifications
- Law with European Legal Studies, King’s College London- First Class Honours
- MA in Human Rights and Humanitarian Action- Cum Laude
- Bar Training Course, BPP University Law School
Emily was awarded the ‘Jelf Medal’ upon completion of her undergraduate Law degree. This is awarded to the student who has most distinguished themselves in their cohort.
Prior to the Bar
Prior to the Bar, Emily worked in the International Criminal Court, Appeals Chamber funded by the Human Rights Lawyers Association where she dealt with the court’s approach to reparations to child solider victims. She also previously worked on human rights strategic litigation.
Emily represented the UK in the G20’s official Youth Engagement Group in Tokyo in 2018. She negotiated policy recommendations with representatives from the G20 which were presented to the then Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe. In 2021 during the coronavirus pandemic, she worked as a Health Policy Sherpa when the UK hosted the G7. Through this, she coordinated health policy recommendations and worked with international experts in healthcare policy and pandemic response. The policies came to be discussed in national news coverage.
Emily formerly worked as a Research Fellow, and she taught English for many years.
Prizes, Scholarships & Academic Achievements
- Inner Temple Major Scholarship
- BPP Excellence Scholarship
- BPP Career Commitment Scholarship
- Sciences Po Europe Scholarship
- Human Rights Lawyers Association Scholarship
- Highest mark in Jurisprudence and Legal Theory, King’s College London
- Dickson Poon School of Law Scholarship, King’s College London (for academic excellence, leadership and life ambition)
Recommendations
“Emily has been a great help and support on my cases, and her insight and expertise has been very much appreciated by clients. I am especially grateful of how approachable and quick to respond Emily is, even in situations where I know she has other Court commitments; she will always find the time to respond promptly even if it may be out of hours for her.”
Instructing Solicitor
“Emily is always a great help in my cases, she has a keen eye for the important details of a claim and goes above and beyond to provide thorough and robust advices.”
Instructing Solicitor
“Emily is a thorough and careful barrister and we have been very pleased with the quality of her work. She is good at meeting deadlines and definitely punches above her call – we highly recommend her.”
Instructing Solicitor
memberships
- Government Legal Department Junior Junior Scheme
- Court of Protection Bar Association
- Constitutional and Administrative Law Bar Association
- Professional Negligence Bar Association
- Advocate
Further information
For further details of Emily’s practice please contact a member of the clerking or client service team here.
Registered Name: Emily Campbell
Bar Council Membership No: 74912
VAT Registration No: 411584417
Privacy
Emily adopts and adheres to the provisions of her privacy notice which can be accessed here.