Charles specialises in commercial law, in particular commercial fraud, professional negligence, product liability, group litigation, private international law (including travel) and insurance. Recent cases include: Various Eateries v Allianz [2024] 2 All ER 414 (Covid business interruption); Diesel Emissions Litigation; Roberts v SSAFA [2023] AC 597 (applicable law and contribution); PDVSA v Clyde & Co [2020] Lloyd's Rep. F.C. 580 (arbitration, trusts and proceeds of crime); Brazil v Durant [2016] AC 297 (backwards tracing); Mitsui Sumitomo v MOPC [2016] AC 1488 (Liability under Riot (Damages) Act 1886 following August 2011 riots); Schubert Murphy v Law Society [2018] PNLR 4 (whether duty of care owed by Law Society).
BA, BCL (Oxon). Called 1997 (Middle Temple); Silk 2013. Called to the Bar of the BVI and ad hoc to the Bar of Nevis. Prior to joining chambers, Charles was a management consultant and a law lecturer.
Publications:
Professional Negligence and Liability, Informa, contributor. European Civil Practice, Sweet & Maxwell (2nd ed.), assistant editor.
French, German, Swedish.
Commercial Bar Association (COMBAR); Professional Negligence Bar Association (PNBA).