2 Harcourt Buildings

Barrister

YEAR OF CALL 2016

Ranked as a Leading Junior in Professional Disciplinary and Regulatory Law The Legal 500 2025 

Charles has quickly established himself as a coveted junior with a substantial practice specialising in serious crime and regulatory law.

Charles defends and prosecutes in the Crown Courts across London and on circuit. His approach combines sound legal advice with formidable advocacy. He prides himself on his client care.

Charles is regularly instructed in serious and multi-handed matters far beyond his year of call, across all of Chambers’ specialisms. His current Crown Court instructions include being led on large, multi-handed drug conspiracies and importations, attempted murder, S18 GBH, arson, armed robbery, sexual assault, firearms, fraud, and money laundering.

He regularly deals with complex evidence including DNA and forensic drug reports, cell-site telephone analysis and disclosure. He has represented a number of vulnerable clients, as well as appearing in cases with particularly vulnerable witnesses. His fearless yet personal approach keep him in high demand for cases where client care is paramount.

He regularly receives private instructions to advise and represent clients before the criminal Courts and regulatory tribunals. As a direct access barrister, Charles welcomes instructions at any stage of a case and provides a stellar service with both written advice and advocacy. He is further able to use his network to recommend solicitors and experts to clients where required. His noted direct access specialisms include driving matters and professional discipline.

Charles is a very experienced regulatory practitioner and has acted for regulators, local authorities, and registrants, both privately and on a direct access basis. He regularly advises and presents cases for the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), and acts for a wide range of regulators and unions, including the Health and Care Professions Council, Care Quality Commission, Royal College of Nursing and the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

Charles is at Level C of the Specialist Regulatory Advocates Panel in Health and Safety and Environmental Law and has accepted instructions involving alleged breaches of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, and Security Industry Act 2001.

He additionally has a growing inquest practice and a developing interest in sports law.

He welcomes disclosure, review and inquiry work, and has varied experience advising the NCA as independent counsel and conducting LPP reviews for HMRC.