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Charlotte Thomas

Charlotte Thomas

Position

Charlotte has a broad practice which covers all areas of chambers’ work, including commercial, EU/competition and public law.

Career

Stagiaire, Shearman & Sterling LLP International Arbitration Group, Paris (2011); Teaching Fellow in Contract Law, University College London (2012-13); Visiting Tutor and Examiner in Contract Law (2012-13); Admissions interviewer, Balliol College, Oxford (2013) and Emmanuel College, Cambridge (2014-15); Pupillage at Brick Court Chambers (2013-14); Judicial Assistant to Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony and Lord Sumption, Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (2014-15).

Languages

French; German; Spanish.

Memberships

BEG; ALBA; COMBAR; LCLCBA.

Education

Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge, BA (Hons) in Law (2010): Double First; University Prizes in contract, criminal and constitutional law. Harvard Law School, LLM (2011): Dean’s Scholar; fully funded by Herchel Smith Scholarship; Writing Prize for conflict of laws; Fellow of the Project on the Foundations of Private Law. Lincoln College, University of Oxford, BCL (2012): Distinction; Eldon Scholarship (2013); Essex Court Scholarship; Peter Birks Prize for restitution of unjust enrichment. Kaplan Law School, BPTC (2013): Outstanding; Advocacy Scholarship; Queen Mother Scholarship and Harmsworth Entrance Exhibition from Middle Temple.

Leisure

Hiking; running; languages; theatre; music.

Mentions

London Bar

Banking and finance (including consumer credit)

Leading junior3
Charlotte Thomas – Brick Court Chambers ‘Charlotte is exceptionally intelligent and hard working. Her written work is always of the highest quality and she is a delight to work with.’
London Bar

Competition

Leading junior2
Charlotte Thomas – Brick Court Chambers ‘Charlotte has an excellent grasp of the law, is very hard working and has an impressive written and oral advocacy style. The breadth of matters she acts on means that she has the key cutting edge legal developments at her fingertips. She is very responsive and a pleasure to work with.’
London Bar

Energy

Leading junior4
Charlotte Thomas –Brick Court Chambers ‘Charlotte is commercially-minded, very sharp and detail-focused, but also sees the big picture.’
London Bar

European Union relations

Leading junior2
Charlotte Thomas – Brick Court Chambers ‘Charlotte is very detail-orientated and diligent. Her drafting is clear and concise.’