Emmaline is ranked as a leading junior in planning, and health and safety in the latest editions of the Chambers UK Bar directory and the Legal 500 UK Bar directory.
Planning - "An extremely good advocate who takes account of all the relevant factors, taking the time to ensure she is well educated and up to speed with pertinent issues. She is easy to work with and helps to put the consultant team at ease during examination but applies appropriate pressure during cross-examination." Legal 500 2022
Planning - "Respected as a strong junior in the field who has broad experience of inquiries, enforcement matters and High Court challenges. She represents a diverse range of clients, including developers and third parties, and is routinely instructed to represent local authorities in planning inquiries and appeals. She is experienced in planning cases involving numerous sensitive environmental issues. Strengths: "She has a very good, practical sense of what works, good planning knowledge and a good style with the inspectors." Chambers and Partners 2021
"Ms Lambert is very knowledgeable, approachable and personable. I look forward to being able to work with Ms Lambert as I know my case will in safe hands and I know how thorough her advice is. I like her fair but firm style of advocacy in court, too." Legal 500 2021
"She is a dedicated, hard-working and diligent counsel who at the same time is friendly and easy to work with." "Her advice is very useful and pragmatic." Chambers and Partners 2020
"Very experienced in health and safety prosecutions" Legal 500 2020
"Approachable and well prepared, she performs well in court" Legal 500 2020
"She is a very effective advocate with a nice cross-examination style."Chambers and Partners 2019
"She is singularly impressive in her dedication to the client." The Legal 500 2018
"Very engaging style, and very popular." The Legal 500 2018
"Respected as a strong junior in the field". Chambers and Partners 2017
"She is helpful, practical and down to earth, with expert knowledge." The Legal 500 2017
"She swiftly turns around excellent paperwork in urgent circumstances." The Legal 500 2017
"She is calm and focused ...[clients are] impressed by her client care and attention. She has the ability to see issues others haven't thought of". Chambers and Partners 2017
"Impressive in her dedication to clients facing exceptional difficulties". The Legal 500 2016
"Extremely personable, very easy to get on with, and fiercely defends clients". The Legal 500 2015
Speaker at RTPI Legal Update Conference on 'Planning Enforcement' (2016)
Officer training seminar for local authority on 'Preparing for and Giving Evidence at Inquiries' (2016)
Half-day officer training seminar for local authority on Planning Enforcement (2016)
Seminar on 'Preparing for and Giving Evidence at Inquiries' for national firm of planning consultants (2016)
Speaker at Lawyers in Local Government Conference on 'Planning Enforcement' (2017)
News: Planning and Environment
Emmaline Lambert joins Cornerstone Barristers
11th September 2017
Cornerstone Barristers is pleased to announce that Emmaline Lambert has joined Chambers from September 2017.Emmaline specialises in planning, environmental, regulatory crime and public law. She is ranked as a leading....