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EMG Solicitors celebrates Chambers Guide recognition

EMG Solicitors is celebrating after excelling in the Chambers UK Guide 2027. 

The firm’s Court of Protection Health & Welfare (COPHW) team has been ranked for the first time, at Band 4 and its Court of Protection Property & Affairs (COPPA) team has retained its excellent Band 1 ranking.

Chambers is a leading legal directory that recognises and ranks outstanding law firms, solicitors and legal teams across the UK.

The COPHW team has been praised as ‘very responsive and balanced in their approach’ and ‘genuine specialists in the field’.

COPHW Director & Solicitor, Eilish Ferry-Kennington, has been ranked Up and Coming. She is described as ‘excellent in the health and welfare field’ and having ‘judgement and wisdom beyond her years.’ Lydia Dunford-Anderson, COPHW Associate Solicitor, is ranked Associate to Watch and described as ‘very attentive getting the advice right and coordinating experts.’

Richard Shearing, Senior Partner in the COPPA team, is also newly ranked at Band 4. He is praised for his ‘ability to deal with complex and sensitive situations involving vulnerable clients in a calm and structured way’.

The Court of Protection Property & Affairs team led by Emma Gaudern, Jemma Morland, Kate Edwards and Jane Bennett, received praise for being ‘technically excellent and empathetic towards the clients and their families’ and ‘extremely diligent’.

Several EMG colleagues have also retained their individual rankings.

Emma Gaudern, EMG’s CEO, is ranked Band 1 and described as a ‘leading professional in her field’ and ‘an excellent lawyer’.

Jemma Morland, COPPA Director and EMG co-founder, is ranked Band 3. Chambers notes that ‘she is always ready to roll up her sleeves and engage with clients and their families’.

Jane Bennett, Executive Director in COPPA, is Band 3 ranked, with one testimonial stating she is ‘always brought into difficult cases because she is just so good’.

Rebecca Sparrow, Leadership Director in COPPA, is Band 4 and described as being ‘very good with clients’ and ‘an excellent lawyer who is really on top of the law’. 

Natasha Molloy, Leadership Director in COPPA, has retained her Band 4 ranking. Chambers describes her as ‘extremely knowledgeable and an excellent team leader’. 

Sophie Auckland, Partner – Brain Injury Team in COPPA, has been named Up and Coming by Chambers once again, with praise for being ‘extremely efficient, personable and empathetic’. 

Sue McArthur, Senior Associate, Solicitor and Mediator in our Family Law and Mediation team, has received the Spotlight ranking again this year. Chambers notes: ‘Sue is experienced in what she does’. 

Headquartered in Durham, EMG Solicitors has 343 colleagues working across 14 UK offices in Leeds, Manchester, Southport, Liverpool, Newcastle, Darlington, Penrith, Oxford, Nottingham, Tunbridge Wells and Reading.

Commenting on the results, Emma Gaudern said: “This year’s rankings reflects the expertise, dedication and compassion of our teams and the commitment they bring to supporting clients and their families. 

“It’s another great result for EMG and this success is driven by our people!” 

The Chambers results follow EMG Solicitors' strong performance in the Legal 500 rankings, published in September 2026, in which the firm maintained high accolades across several core practice areas. Twelve colleagues were also individually ranked.

EMG also maintained its Band 2 ranking for Private Wealth Law in the Chambers High Net Worth 2026 guide, which was published in July 2026. 

EMG Solicitors is a B Corp-certified law firm that provides specialist legal advice across Court of Protection, deputyships, family law and mediation, education law, residential conveyancing, and Wills, trusts and probate. 

In April 2026, the firm announced that it had agreed to join Fletchers Group, creating a dedicated Court of Protection and private client division.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Laura Baxter-Blyth .