Emma Coates
Emma is an associate in the Construction and Engineering team, specialising in non-contentious construction law.
With experience in acting for a range of clients including developers and funders, Emma advises on all aspects of construction documentation including building contracts, consultant appointments, novation agreements, collateral warranties, third party rights, and security documentation including guarantees and performance bonds. Emma also works across a range of sectors and provides construction input into broader real estate and real estate finance transactions.
Career
| Since 2021 | Associate, Taylor Wessing |
| 2021 | Legal Secondee, PGIM Real Estate |
| 2019 - 2021 | Trainee solicitor, Taylor Wessing |
Education
| 2021 | Admitted as a lawyer, England & Wales |
| 2019 | LPC and LLM in Commercial Legal Practice, BPP Law School, London |
| 2018 | Law (BA), University of Cambridge (including an Erasmus year at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid) |
Latest news & insights
Remoteness defence struck out in respect of remedial costs for cladding repairs
by Emma Coates
Is now the time for the abolition of cash retentions in the construction industry?
by Emma Coates
Taylor Wessing advised MLP Group S.A. on EUR 41 million bond issue
by multiple authors
Does it make more sense to develop rental apartments in other CEE countries than in Hungary?
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