Emma Chamberlain was for some years a partner and head of the Private Client Department in a large regional firm of solicitors before being called to the Bar in 1998. She specialises in taxation and trust advice for private clients and charities. Her practice is centred round estate planning for high net worth private clients particularly in the areas of the family home, offshore trusts, foreign domiciliaries, residence and domicile, Wills and making and breaking trusts.
Career
Admitted as a Solicitor, 1986
Called, 1998
Publications
Co-editor of "Dymond's Capital Taxes"
Co-author of "Pre-Owned Assets and Estate Planning (3rd Edition), Sweet and Maxwell, (2009) (click here for more information)
Co-author of "Trust Taxation" (2nd Edition), Sweet and Maxwell (2008) (click here for more information)(see review here)
Co-author of "Inheritance Tax Planning before 6th April 2008", Sweet and Maxwell (2008)
Emma also writes for a number of technical journals including:
Taxation
British Tax Review
Taxation Practitioner
Private Client Business
Emma is also a contributor to Tottels Revenue Law
Memberships
S.T.E.P. (Technical Committee)
Chancery Bar Association
Revenue Bar Association
C.I.O.T. - Succession Taxes Committee & Council
The Legal 500 says...
Private Client: personal tax, trusts and probate
Ranking: Leading Junior, 1st tier
Emma Chamberlain has a focus on non-contentious revenue and non-domiciliary matters (2009)
The chambers guide says...
Tax: Private Client
Ranking: Leading Junior, Band 1
...contains top junior Emma Chamberlain, whose practice centres mainly on estate planning for high net worth individuals. She is especially noted for her advice on trusts, non-domiciliaries, tax issues regarding divorce, and wills. Interviewees declare her "very good technically and great on the detail," and value her "invaluable accounting expertise" (2010)
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