Barristers

Charlotte  Pope-Williams

Charlotte Pope-Williams

3 Hare Court, London

Position

Charlotte is an award-winning Barrister with a broad commercial and commercial chancery practice.  She has a particular specialism in financial services disputes including but not limited to acting for banks, pension funds, asset managers and insurers in commercial litigation and in relation to contentious regulatory matters involving regulatory authorities such as the Bank of England, the Prudential Regulation Authority (“PRA”), the Financial Conduct Authority, the Financial Ombudsman Service and the Financial Services Compensation Scheme amongst others.

Charlotte previously worked in the financial services disputes team at multinational law firm Pinsent Masons LLP for almost half a decade where she was involved in a number of high profile matters.

Charlotte’s practice also includes ADR such as CEDR mediation and ARIAS arbitration notably as it relates to insurance and reinsurance.

Charlotte practised as an employed barrister at the UK’s central bank in the Bank of England’s Legal Directorate before commencing work at Pinsent Masons LLP where she worked on a matters ranging from the PRA’s first ever major enforcement action against RBS, the Bank of England’s Alternative Liquidity Facility, LIBOR transition and the Serious Fraud Office’s investigation into the Bank.

Charlotte is proud to be of Vincentian heritage and entitled to Vincentian nationality meaning that she can be admitted to the Bars of several Caribbean countries to practise law generally.

Languages

English, French (Proficient)

Memberships

Commercial Bar Association (“COMBAR”) Financial Services Lawyers Association (“FSLA”) Bar Association for Commerce Finance and Industry (“BACFI”), General Committee Bar Council of England and Wales, Employed Barristers Committee (“EBC”)

Education

Bar Professional Training Course (Very Competent), BPP (London) Law and French Law LLB (Hons) (2.1), University College London

Mentions

London Bar

Banking and finance (including consumer credit)

Leading junior3
Charlotte Pope-Williams – 3 Hare Court ‘Excellent knowledge of banking and regulation. Excellent drafting. Very quick at getting up-to-speed with large amounts of documents.’