1GC | Family Law

Charles’ practice centres on legal issues concerning children. He acts in both public and private law and international cases. He has great experience in dealing with complex residence cases and those involving relocation. In the public law field he represents local authorities, parents and guardians. He has particular experience in complex care cases involving fatalities, serious injuries and sexual and emotional abuse. Charles has a special interest in the presentation and investigation of expert medical evidence and cases involving a conflict of medical evidence.

Notable cases:

Re Al M The Court of Appeal Fact-Finding Judgment [2021] EWCA Civ 1216 (5 August 2021)

Re Al M The Court of Appeal Fact-Finding (permission to appeal) Judgment [2021] EWCA Civ 900 (15 June 2021)

Re Al M The Lives With Judgment [2021] EWHC 1577 (Fam)(10 June 2021)

Re Al M The Fact-Finding Judgment [2021] EWHC 1162 (Fam) (5 May 2021)

Re Al M The Case Management Judgment of the President [2021] EWHC 915 (Fam) (12 March 2021)

Re Al M The Court of Appeal Foreign Act of State Judgment [2021] EWCA Civ 129 (8 February 2021)

Re Al M The Non-Molestation Judgment [2021] EWHC 3305 (Fam) (9 December 2020)

Re Al M The Foreign Act of State Judgment [2020] EWHC 2883 (Fam) (29 October 2020)

R (R, E, J and K by their Litigation Friend, the Official Solicitor) v Cafcass [2011] EWHC 1774 (Admin) [2011] 2 FLR 1206

Re C (Direct Contact: Suspension) [2011) EWCA Civ 521 [2011] 2 FLR 912

lW v A City Council [2011] 1 FLR 1597

Re W (Chlldren) (Abuse: Oral Evidence) [2010] EWCA Civ 57

Re W (Chlldren) (Abuse: Oral Evidence) [2010] UKSC 12, [2010] 1 FLR 1485

Re M-W (Care Proceedlngs) (Expert Evidence) [2010] EWCA Civ 12, [2010] 2 FLR 46

Re MA (Care Threshold) [2009] EWCA Civ 853, [2010] 1 FLR 431

A Local Authority v 5 [2009] EWHC 2115 (Fam), [2010] 1 FLR 1560

Year of Call: 1985, Inner Temple Year of Silk: 2006 Family Recorder: 2006 Joint Head of Chambers: 2013-2020 Deputy High Court Judge: 2016 - 2022 Publications: Contributor to Family Law. Specialist contributor to Rayden and Jackson on divorce and family matters. Contributor to Halsbury's Laws (children). Drafted training protocol for expert witnesses; run, jointly with senior consultant psychiatrists, training sessions for expert witnesses; drafted FLBA response to Government consultation on Expert Witnesses. Review of Non-recent Child Sexual Abuse at Chelsea Football Club (2019)

Member of FLBA Association of Lawyers for Children MCIArb

LLB, Bristol University