Emmeline Plews

Advising a sports club regarding termination of a manager's contract.

Advising a musician regarding termination of a royalties agreement with a record company.

Acted for a sports club in response to a threatened claim for inducing breach of contract in relation to a player's move.

Acting for the respondents defending an unfair prejudice petition (led by Matt Bradley QC). 

Acting for a bank in litigation concerning the lawfulness of interest rate variation provisions in standard variable rate mortgages (with Javan Herberg QC and Hanif Mussa)

County Court, 2020

Advised and drafted a pleading concerning a dispute regarding the payment of commission fees under a contract (assisting Andrew Scott).

Advice to policyholders interested in the FCA’s test case regarding insurance claims for business interruption losses during the Covid-19 pandemic (assisting Hanif Mussa).

Business and Property Courts, 2020; [2020] EWHC 1201 (Comm)

The Defendant’s application for default judgment for payment of a debt was granted successfully, and the Claimant’s jurisdiction challenge was dismissed (assisting Andrew Scott).

Advised on issues of contractual construction and termination (assisting Andrew Scott).

Drafted a pleading in a claim for deceit (assisting Andrew Scott).

Successfully resisting permission to appeal from Bryan J’s judgment holding Genworth liable for significant losses suffered by AXA relating to historic PPI mis-selling (assisting Andrew Green QC and Fraser Campbell).

Court of Appeal, ongoing

An appeal challenging the High Court’s decision ([2019] EWHC 2766 (Ch)) that the English Court does not have jurisdiction to hear a claim for declaratory relief in respect of alleged abuse of dominance in global markets for licensing standard essential patents (assisting Andrew Scott).

Advice and pleading in response to a claim for breach of warranty in a share purchase agreement (assisting Fraser Campbell).

Advice regarding a potential unfair prejudice petition (assisting Fraser Campbell).

Acting for a headteacher in a claim for constructive unfair dismissal as a result of bullying and harassment.

Acted for one of four defendant employees facing urgent applications for delivery up, provision of information and enforcement of restrictive covenants, and an application for a speedy trial. The employer brought claims for breach of contract, misuse of confidential information, unlawful conspiracy and inducing breach of contract. The matter settled before the speedy trial.

Acting for an employer in relation to former employees' potential breaches of their duties while on garden leave, their restrictive covenants, and their use of confidential information.

Providing advice to an employer on the availability of injunctive relief in respect of confidential information retained by a former employee and the enforceability of restrictive covenants. 

Advising a sports club regarding termination of a manager's contract.

Acted for a sports club in response to a threatened claim for inducing breach of contract in relation to a player's move.

Emmeline (led by Diya Sen Gupta QC) acted for the insurance broker defendants in a dispute which included claims for breach of a non-solicitation covenant and misuse of confidential information. The matter settled shortly before the expedited trial.

Emmeline (led by Diya Sen Gupta QC) acted for a digital media company where there had been a team move.

Emmeline (led by Craig Rajgopaul) acted for the claimant, a senior trader, in a 6-week trial in the Employment Tribunal during September and October 2021, bringing claims for whistleblowing and parental leave detriment.

Emmeline (with Kerenza Davis) acted for the employer against claims for maternity discrimination and unfair dismissal.

Supreme Court, 2020

Appeal by Uber concerning whether drivers who use the Uber app are “workers”, and if so, how working time should be measured for the purposes of calculating entitlements under employment protection legislation (assisting Dinah Rose QC and Fraser Campbell).

Assisted Diya Sen Gupta QC with advice on employment status and part-time workers’ rights.

Assisted Diya Sen Gupta QC with advice regarding construction of multiple employment contracts concerning employees’ entitlements to enhanced redundancy payments.

High Court, 2019

Assisted Diya Sen Gupta QC in seeking a stay of English High Court proceedings on behalf of three Cantor Fitzgerald employees on the basis that any such proceedings should be brought in the State of New York.

Employment Tribunal, 2019

Assisted Diya Sen Gupta QC in application for strike out and deposit order in whistleblowing detriment claims.

Employment Tribunal, 2019

Assisted Diya Sen Gupta QC with a successful strike out application in a victimisation claim.

Acted for one of four defendant employees facing urgent applications for delivery up, provision of information and enforcement of restrictive covenants, and an application for a speedy trial. The employer brought claims for breach of contract, misuse of confidential information, unlawful conspiracy and inducing breach of contract. The matter settled before the speedy trial.

Acting for an employer in relation to former employees' potential breaches of their duties while on garden leave, their restrictive covenants, and their use of confidential information.

Providing advice to an employer on the availability of injunctive relief in respect of confidential information retained by a former employee and the enforceability of restrictive covenants. 

Emmeline (led by Diya Sen Gupta QC) acted for the insurance broker defendants in a dispute which included claims for breach of a non-solicitation covenant and misuse of confidential information. The matter settled shortly before the expedited trial.

Emmeline (led by Diya Sen Gupta QC) acted for a digital media company where there had been a team move.

Emmeline (with Kerenza Davis) acted for the employer against claims for maternity discrimination and unfair dismissal.

Employment Tribunal, 2019

Assisted Diya Sen Gupta QC with a successful strike out application in a victimisation claim.

Emmeline (with Jason Pobjoy) acted for four charities granted permission to intervene in the appeal from the High Court's decision regarding the right of children and young people under 18 to consent to puberty blockers.

Acted for a regulator in an application for a statutory injunction to enforce compliance with regulatory requirements (led by Alan Maclean QC).

Emmeline acted for Ofgem in the RIIO-2 energy price control appeals (with Emily Neill and Natasha Simonsen). The CMA's final determinations can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/energy-licence-modification-appeals-2021

Emmeline (with Jason Pobjoy) acted for four charities granted permission to intervene in the appeal from the High Court's decision regarding the right of children and young people under 18 to consent to puberty blockers.

Representing the Secretary of State for Justice in using the 21-day reconsideration mechanism introduced following the Warboys case (led by Jason Pobjoy).

Successfully acted for the mother in her appeal against the Court of Appeal's decision that her daughter had to have made a separate independent asylum application in order to be entitled to protection from refoulement. The Supreme Court held that a child will be an asylum applicant, and be entitled to protection from refoulement, where he or she is objectively understood to be making an application, regardless of whether a separate application is made in the child's own name (with Jason Pobjoy).

Following the Divisional Court’s judgment dismissing the claimant’s challenge to the Crown Court’s decision to impose notification requirements under s.97 of the SOA 2003, the application for permission to appeal under the AJA 1962 was successfully dismissed (assisting Hanif Mussa).

Acting for the Government in opposing an application for permission to judicially review the Government’s badger culling policy (assisting Hanif Mussa).

A judicial review challenge to pilot schemes requiring voters to provide evidence of identification at polling stations in local government elections. The claimant has sought permission to appeal to the Supreme Court (assisting Hanif Mussa).

Emmeline (with Jason Pobjoy) acted for four charities granted permission to intervene in the appeal from the High Court's decision regarding the right of children and young people under 18 to consent to puberty blockers.

Representing the Secretary of State for Justice in using the 21-day reconsideration mechanism introduced following the Warboys case (led by Jason Pobjoy).

Successfully acted for the mother in her appeal against the Court of Appeal's decision that her daughter had to have made a separate independent asylum application in order to be entitled to protection from refoulement. The Supreme Court held that a child will be an asylum applicant, and be entitled to protection from refoulement, where he or she is objectively understood to be making an application, regardless of whether a separate application is made in the child's own name (with Jason Pobjoy).

Emmeline (led by Iain Steele) advised Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services in relation to its thematic inspection on the policing of protests. This involved reviewing existing police powers and criminal law, and advising on the compatibility of reforms with the European Convention of Human Rights.

Acted for a sports club in response to a threatened claim for inducing breach of contract in relation to a player's move.

Advising a sports club regarding termination of a manager's contract.

Acting for a sports body in relation to a complex safeguarding investigation involving sexual abuse and multiple defendants.

Successfully represented a sports body at an oral hearing in relation to a safeguarding incident.

Acting for a sports body in relation to a complex safeguarding investigation involving sexual abuse and multiple defendants.

Successfully represented a sports body at an oral hearing in relation to a safeguarding incident.