5 Essex Chambers

Police Law; Inquests; Public and Administrative; Personal Injury; Information law; Regulatory.

Charlotte’s practice embraces all areas of civil and public law relevant to police and government, including judicial review, malfeasance and personal injury claims, inquiries, inquests, discrimination and national security.

She was appointed as King's Counsel in 2024.

Charlotte’s recent notable police cases include the Daniel Morgan litigation (and related inquiries); Breeze & Wilson v Chief Constable of Norfolk (multi-million pound damages claim for malicious prosecution); Brown v Chief Constable of GMP (application of the QOCS provisions to police claims). Charlotte also handles cases of the utmost sensitivity for government, including in the national security arena, eg the Kamoka litigation (claims for unlawful detention and misfeasance in public office based on the alleged complicity of the British government in detention and torture abroad).

Charlotte was editor of the 5 Essex Chambers Police Law Newsletter for more than 10 years.

She was appointed to the Attorney General’s A Panel of Counsel in 2019.

Charlotte was appointed as a Recorder of the Crown Court in 2020.

Charlotte was called to the Bar in 2001 and started her career in a mixed set practising crime and general common law before moving to 5 Essex Chambers to specialise in police law. She began doing government work in 2014 after being appointed to the Attorney General’s B panel, moving to the A panel in 2019.

Please visit the 5 Essex Chambers website for Charlotte’s profile, which sets out full details of her practice including relevant work of note.

PIBA, ALBA