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20 Bonhill Street
London
EC2A 4DN
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Charlotte Bradley
Work Department
Family.
Position
Charlotte specialises in international divorce, finance and children cases (including relocation), especially European cases. She regularly acts on jurisdiction and financial disputes and recently acted successfully for the Russian wife in a case with significant disclosure issues and in several High Court reported cases involving conflict of jurisdiction.
Charlotte is recognised for her exceptional client care skills and expertise in high conflict money and children cases. She assists City professionals and HNWIs in resolving financial disputes within and outside the court process. She is a leading expert in Schedule 1 cases and an accredited mediator, mediating high value and complex financial disputes and couples wishing to reach co-parenting and pre-marital/cohabitation agreements.
Charlotte is recognised as a leading family lawyer in Chambers UK and HNW, The Legal 500 and Spear’s Family Law Index.
Career
Qualified Gordon Dadds 1995; joined Kingsley Napley 1997; partner 2001; head of family team 2013; lectured and written books and articles on cohabitation, financial and jurisdictional issues. Co-authored Claims under Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989 (Financial Provision for Children) and Resolution’s International Aspects of Family Law. Editor of The International Comparative Legal Guide to Family Law.
Memberships
Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL); member of Resolution and its International Committee.
Education
Bristol University (1990 BSC Hons).
Leisure
Choral singing, travel, art and theatre. Has two children.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Private client > Family: mediation
(Hall of Fame)Kingsley Napley LLP‘s mediation team is ‘growing from strength to strength‘ under the leadership of ‘second-to-none’ Charlotte Bradley
, who mediates both traditionally and in the hybrid structure for financial and children-related matters. For multi-jurisdictional disputes involving complex financial arrangements, Connie Atkinson is recommended, ensuring that clients feel ‘empowered by the process‘, while Lauren Evans‘ ‘calm’ approach is noted in her work involving business and trust assets. High-conflict, cross-border children disputes, particularly those involving the UAE, are an area of strength for Stacey Nevin.
London > Private client > Family
(Hall of Fame)The ‘high-powered, well-respected’ family team at Kingsley Napley LLP has a ‘first-class reputation’, and is ‘often at the cutting edge of new developments’. The team often undertakes international work, with particular experience relating to France and the US. Sital Fontenelle took over as head of the family team in March 2024 from Charlotte Bradley, who now spearheads the team’s mediation offering. Fontenelle offers extensive experience in both financial and children cases, including leave to remove. ‘Superstar’ Jane Keir is the go-to in the team for wealth protection both pre- and post-divorce, while Connie Atkinson, ‘a shining light‘, is skilled in complex surrogacy cases. Atkinson, Lauren Evans and Stacey Nevin also practice as mediators; Evans regularly handles international issues and Nevin is particularly sought after for matters involving complex trust structures. Abby Buckland‘s practice focuses on high-net-worth financial and children cases. Rachel Freeman departed the team to Burgess Mee in January 2024.
Lawyer Rankings
- Family London > Private client
- Hall of Fame London > Private client > Family: mediation
- Hall of Fame London > Private client > Family
- Family: mediation London > Private client
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general
- Private client > Family
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Employment > Immigration
- Employment > Immigration: human rights
- Employment > Immigration: personal
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Employment > Senior executives
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Dispute resolution > Costs lawyers
- Private client > Court of protection
- Private client > Family: mediation
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Employment > Health and safety
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Real estate > Residential property
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Public sector > Education: individuals
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Licensing
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Employment > Employers
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Real estate > Property finance
- Risk advisory > ESG