A former solicitor, Charles transferred to the Bar in England in 1982 and in Hong Kong in 1983. Whilst still appearing in the Hong Kong Courts, he practised in England from 1989 to 1999 at 2 Essex Court (the London chambers now known as Quadrant Chambers).

Charles has a broad commercial and corporate practice, which includes “complex insurance and finance-related disputes” (Chambers Asia 2011), as well as shipping, banking, securities and company litigation and arbitration.

Year of call 1982 (England and Wales) 1983 (Hong Kong) 1989 (New South Wales) 2000 (Hong Kong Inner Bar)

LL.B. (Hons) King’s College London