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Charlotte specialises in domestic and cross-border insolvency and restructuring, banking and financial services, commercial litigation and company law.

She has appeared in high profile cases at all levels, including three times as a junior in the Supreme Court and a number of times both as a junior and as sole counsel in the Court of Appeal.

She also has significant experience of a wide range of applications under the Insolvency Act and Rules, regularly appearing Court in respect of such applications, as well as undertaking advisory and drafting work.

In the restructuring context, Charlotte has advised in relation to proposals for, and challenges to, IVAs and CVAs and has appeared in hearings to convene/sanction a number of schemes of arrangement and restructuring plans, including DeepOcean, the first restructuring plan to use the new cross-class cram down mechanism.

Charlotte is on the Attorney General’s A Panel of Counsel and regularly acts for HMRC and the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, particularly in relation to directors’ disqualification claims.

Charlotte is recommended for restructuring and insolvency in Chambers & Partners where she is “singled out as a junior who is well equipped to handle sophisticated cases” and described as “friendly, helpful” and “extremely impressive”.  She is also recommended for insolvency in Legal 500 where it is said she “knows her insolvency law inside out and is a great team player, very happy to do the heavy lifting on a case.”  Who’s Who Legal has described Charlotte as “a rising star”.

In 2023 Charlotte was shortlisted for Legal 500’s Chancery Junior of the Year.  She has also been shortlisted for Chambers & Partners’ Company/Insolvency Junior of the Year 2024.

Called 2008 (Middle Temple).

Insolvency Lawyers’ Association, Chancery Bar Association, Commercial Bar Association, R3 London and South East New Professionals Group Committee.

St Catharine’s College, University of Cambridge (2006 MPhil Philosophy of Science, Distinction); City University (2007 GDL, Distinction); Balliol College, Oxford University (2009 BCL).