Emerald Court Chambers
Barrister Division of HW Legal
Dynamic and Innovative Chambers, delivering client focused legal excellence through specialist advice and skilled advocacy
Emerald Court Chambers is the Barrister Division of HW Legal Solicitors & Co Ltd. By combining forces across both sides of the British Legal Profession, we offer a ‘one stop shop’ for our clients. Based in the heart of London, with easy access across the country, we handle cases across the UK. Providing the best, expert, legal service, delivered in a cost-effective and efficient manner, to meet the diverse needs of those we represent.
Our legal expertise spans across the wide spectrum of legal practice areas, including but not limited to general civil law, contract, charity, family, employment, housing, probate, EU, Public and Human Rights. We are litigation specialists, but with successful experience of achieving out of court settlements through skilled mediation and negotiation. We also offer specialist advice across multiple areas, providing the benefit of creative and forward thinking solutions, to resolve the myriad of legal challenges faced by our clients. Client satisfaction and achieving justice are at the heart of all that we do.
Our extensive and varied experience, including international and cross-jurisdictional, alongside our friendly, flexible and forward thinking approach, makes us the top choice for those seeking legal representation.
We accept instructions from professional clients (including businesses and corporations), solicitors and lay clients alike. We are SRA regulated and our Barristers are regulated by the Bar Standards Board.
Ms. Hauwa Shehu
A fearless and formidable advocate with an unwavering commitment to achieving the most successful outcomes for clients
Hauwa Shehu is a common law and civil litigation practitioner with a track record of success. Called to the Bar in 2013, by the Honourable Society of Inner Temple, she has over a decade of legal experience across a wide spectrum of law. Always acting with passion, empathy and compassion, Hauwa brings a creative and dynamic approach to resolving legal disputes. Hauwa specialises in skilled advocacy and has dealt with cases from the most simple to the most complex, in courts of all levels, up to the high court and court of appeal, both in the UK and internationally.
Hauwa’s specialisms include but are not limited to litigation, namely in the areas of general civil law, contract, charity, family, employment, housing, probate, EU, Public and Human Rights. She also advises corporate and lay clients in non-contentious matters, including drafting and reviewing contracts and agreements or offering legal opinions and advice.
Having started her career in the criminal justice sector and having worked internationally, including representing judicial authorities, Hauwa is particularly adept at handling cases that have elements of criminal, international, or cross jurisdictional issues. She has extensive experience of legal policy and legislative and commercial drafting for internal and external stakeholders.
Hauwa takes great pride in her work and keeps her clients’ best interests at the heart of all that she does. Clients commend her on her ‘down-to-earth’ and personable nature, as well as her unwavering commitment to excellence, attention to detail and extensive legal knowledge.
Practice areas/ Services
· Civil
- Charity
· Contract
· Family
· Employment
· Property & Housing
· Probate
· EU, Public and Human Rights
· Legal Advice & Opinions
· Legal Drafting
· Negotiation & Mediation
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