Personal bio
Joint Head of Chambers of 4PB, the leading Family Law barristers Chambers in the UK. Family Law Specialist and Arbitrator, recognised as leading King’s Counsel in both, Chambers and Partners and Legal 500. Nominated as Family Silk of the Year, Legal 500, 2019, 2021 and 2022. As a leading family KC with expertise in all aspects of financial, international and private law family cases, Charles is regularly instructed in international family disputes for high net worth individuals and provides expert opinion in foreign divorce matters. Charles has a reputation for dealing with the most complex cases involving financial disputes and trusts, also cases arising out of same sex/modern families disputes. As one of the few recognised leading family UK barristers in both matrimonial finance and children work, Charles is often instructed to represent high profile clients in all issues arising out of their separation. He is qualified to receive instructions directly from overseas lawyers. Charles has a significant ADR practice. As an Arbitrator, a private FDR judge and early neutral evaluator in both financial remedy and children cases, Charles offers the full spectrum for out of court solutions to complex family disputes. He is also qualified to receive Direct Access instructions from foreign lawyers and professional lay clients. Charles is a member of the Family Law Bar Association and was a National Committee member from 2004-2014 and an elected member of the Bar Council for 10 years. He was appointed to the International Committee of the Bar of England and Wales (2022). Charles is one of two KC’s appointed by the President of the Family Division to the Transparency Implementation Group. He has previously lectured at Kingston University and regularly lectures domestically including to Resolution and at the Judicial College (the training college of UK family judges). Internationally, Charles has lectured widely, including at the South African National Family Conference (including the training of family arbitrators), in Dublin to the Irish Bar, and in the Cayman Islands, Guernsey and Jersey (trusts and family law). Charles writes articles in leading journals including a regular political/ legal column in Family Affairs – the FLBA magazine and a monthly financial remedies column in Family Law. He is a lead author of Rayden and Jackson, Relationship Breakdown, Finance and Children (Butterworths LexisNexis). Appointments Elected member of the Bar Council of England and Wales 2002 – 2012 Appointed to the President of the Family Division’s, Transparency Implementation Committee (2021 – ) Appointed member of the International Committee of the Bar Council (2022 – ) Professional Memberships Fellow of the International Association of Family Lawyers (IAFL) Commonwealth Lawyers Association Family Law Bar Association Association of Lawyers for Children South Eastern Circuit Middle Temple