Emma Tait

London UK

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Legal 500 UK 2026

Next generation partner in the real estate: planning category.

Emma is a partner in the Real Estate group, specialising in planning and environmental law. She has particular expertise advising on high-value single site development projects, including obtaining planning consents, negotiating planning agreements, navigating appeals, and advising on compulsory purchase processes.

Emma advises UK and international clients on the development of major sports stadia, logistics, office, hotel, residential, leisure, and student accommodation schemes. She also advises on the planning and environmental aspects of real estate, corporate, and financing transactions.

Emma is recognised for her work as a rising star in The Legal 500.

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CV

Since 2022 Partner, Taylor Wessing

2020 - 2022 Senior Counsel, Taylor Wessing

2016 - 2020 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing

Career

Since 2022 Partner, Taylor Wessing

2020 - 2022 Senior Counsel, Taylor Wessing

2016 - 2020 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing

Education

2019 Admitted as a solicitor, England and Wales

2009 Admitted as a barrister and solicitor, New Zealand

2009 Bachelors, First Class, Law, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Awards

Legal 500 UK 2026

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Legal 500 UK 2025

Legal 500 UK 2023

Legal 500 UK 2022

Experience

Verdane

We have advised Verdane, the European specialist growth investor, on its acquisition of a majority interest in UrbanVolt, a European leader in clean energy.

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Adam Griffiths

Dannie Hanna

Ameer Gazder

Jonny Bethell

Emma Tait

Emma Oakley

Canada Life Asset Management

We have advised Canada Life Asset Management on a GBP148 million loan to LXi REIT plc. With this loan LXi REIT will refinance a mixed-use, UK regional portfolio of commercial property assets, typically let on inflation-linked, long-term leases, providing a diversified, secure income profile, on behalf of Canada Life’s annuity business.

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Emma Oakley

Edward Manser

Daniel O'Brien

Olivia Briggs

Matthew Jones

Emma Tait

Charlie Marshall

McLaren on their nationwide development programme for high end development

McLaren on their nationwide development programme for high end residential development, mixed used, and student accommodation blocks in Bath, Brighton, Cardiff, London, Oxford, Cambridge, Coventry, Southampton, and Manchester.

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Emma Tait

Paul Leamy

Martin Yells

InfraRed's Active Real Estate fund on the acquisition of multi let logistics assets

InfraRed's Active Real Estate fund on the acquisition of in excess of 4 million square feet of multi let logistics and industrial assets in the UK.

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Christopher Turley

Georgina Watt

Emma Tait

Acquisition and proposed redevelopment of St John's Wood Barracks

A high net worth overseas investor on the acquisition and proposed redevelopment of the St John's Wood Barracks site.

Alistair Watson

Emma Tait

Sarah Bolton

Elaine Dobson

Redevelopment of Brentford Football Club

Brentford Football Club on all legal issues relating to the development of their new stadium covering real estate, planning, construction, corporate finance, IP, media and technology matters. Taylor Wessing advised on the redevelopment plans for the existing ground, Griffin Park, and the development of land for a new stadium together with match day corporate facilities, accommodation for the Sports Trust, and 910 residential units and a hotel.

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Alistair Watson

Christopher Komodromou

Emma Tait