Emily Heggadon

Degree:

University of the West of England: Bar Professional Training Course (Outstanding); University of Law, Bristol: Graduate Diploma in Law (Distinction); University of York: Bachelor of Arts: English Literature (First Class Honours).

Year of call and Inn:

2017; Middle Temple

Email:

emily.heggadon@albionchambers.co.uk

Specialist Areas:

Child Law

Crime, including Courts Martial

Inquest

Practice Overview:

Emily joined Chambers in September 2018 after the successful completion of her pupillage. She practises in criminal and family law.

Prior to her pupillage Emily worked in Marseille, teaching English to professionals. She also spent three months working with the Human Rights Law Network in New Delhi, in the Reproductive Rights department.

Awards:

Baron Dr Ver Heyden de Lancey Prize: Highest achieving Middle Templar at UWE
Highest BTPC Grade Overall: UWE
The Sarah McCarthy Prize: UWE for achievement in Family Law
Highest BPTC Grades: Criminal Advocacy (Cross Examination and Examination in Chief), Civil Advocacy, and Family Law at UWE
Jules Thorne Major Scholarship: Middle Temple (BPTC and GDL)

Areas of Practice

Crime

Tab 1 Title:

Emily is regularly instructed to prosecute and defend in the Youth Court, Magistrates Court and Crown Court. She has experience in a wide range of offences, including affray, theft offences, drug offences, offences against the person, driving, POCA, and sexual offences.

She is a CPS grade 2 prosecutor; and has been instructed to prosecute in private prosecutions for the local authority, and other bodies.

Cases:

R v RM (2018) – successful appeal against sentence on behalf of a 16-year old with complex needs convicted of Robbery. Sentenced of a 12-month Detention and Training Order removed in favour of a Youth Rehabilitation Order.

R v SH (2018) – defence of man who pleaded guilty to s.20 GBH, successfully persuading the Judge to suspend a 12-month prison sentence.

R v CB (2018) – successfully argued exceptional hardship at an appeal against conviction for disqualification.

North Somerset Council v NJ & PJ (2018) – secured convictions after trial under s.444(1A) Education Act on behalf of the local authority.

R v DL & JH & MT (2018) – representing the Crown at a Goodyear indication hearing and sentencing hearing for offence of perverting the course of justice, in conjunction with a murder investigation.

R v B (2018) – assisted in preparation of a complex defence case involving historic sex offences.

Crime Clerks:
Bonnie Colbeck
E: bonnie.colbeck@albionchambers.co.uk
T: 0117 311 0301

Ken Duthie
E: ken.duthie@albionchambers.co.uk
T: 0117 311 0368

Joanna Cload
E: joanna.cload@albionchambers.co.uk
T: 0117 927 1253

Family

Tab 2 Title:

Emily is regularly instructed in public and private law proceedings regarding children.

She has experience working for local authorities, parents, and the guardian, and has successfully represented parties at contested and urgent hearings.

Cases:

Re K (2018) – representation of a mother with significant mental health difficulties in a local authority application to stop contact with her children.

NO v JL (2018) – representation of respondent mother in private law proceedings with jurisdictional issues, matter transferred up to the High Court.

TG v NA (2018) – successful representation of applicant father in contested private law proceedings surrounding contact.

Re J (2018) – successful application on behalf of the local authority for an urgent Interim Care Order, in respect of allegations of non-accidental injury.

Re C (2018) – representation of the police in an application for disclosure.

Clerks:
Michael Harding
E: michael.harding@albionchambers.co.uk
T: 0117 311 0302

Julie Hathway
E: julie.hathway@albionchambers.co.uk
T: 0117 311 0305

Marcus Harding
E: marcus.harding@albionchambers.co.uk
T: 0117 311 0314

Inquests

Tab 3 Title:

Re PW (2018): Representation of the deceased’s family in circumstances when he had died in a charity-run hostel in Bristol. A finding of death by way of heroin injection was recorded. The case attracted attention from the local media.

Re DM (2019): Representation of a social worker who had been involved in the decision as to whether to detain the deceased under the Mental Health Act. The deceased later took his own life. Permitted to ask questions by the Coroner.

Re SB (2018): Assisted and observed at an Article 2 Jury Inquest, where the death occurred at HMP Peterborough.

Clerk:
Nick Jeanes
E: nick.jeanes@albionchambers.co.uk
T: 0117 311 0307

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