Profile description
Human Rights and Police Claims
Charles has advised and represented many clients including in claims arising out of alleged police misconduct, particularly in a case in which the jury awarded damages of £600,000. Other example cases include:
- A claimant repeatedly arrested, prosecuted and assaulted by his police officer neighbour
- A university Professor
- A police officer arrested on suspicion of burglary
- A claimant arrested under the Mental Health Act
- A claimant alleging misfeasance by senior officers in a Professional Standards Department in the investigation of his complaints
- A claimant stabbed by her former partner alleging breach of duty by the police
Personal Injury
Charles conducts personal injury work at all levels including road traffic and fraud cases. His industrial disease experience includes NIHL/WRULD, Industrial Deafness, Vibration White Finger, Occupational Stress, and asbestos related disease. Charles has extensive experience of coronial law and accepts instructions to represent interested parties at inquests in the Coroner's Court.
Commercial, Chancery & Property
Charles practises chiefly in contentious work involving:
• Chancery: landlord and tenant, boundaries, covenants, conveyancing disputes.
• Commercial: sale of goods, contractual and commercial disputes
• Professional Indemnity: professional negligence of solicitors and surveyors
Employment
Charles has extensive employment experience, both contentious and non-contentious. He has appeared in numerous cases before Employment Tribunals, advised many clients on Compromise Agreements and drafts contracts of employment and employer policies. He also advises French business clients in French on English employment law.
Costs
He is regularly instructed in costs matters for both paying and receiving parties including in Senior Court Costs Office cases.
Other areas
In addition to his key areas, Charles has a wealth of experience, and accepts instructions in, most common law areas including contract, credit hire (Defendant), consumer law, and insolvency. He has also been instructed in professional regulatory work before the General Medical Council and is particularly interested in developing regulatory work generally as part of his practice.
He is also accredited to undertake public access work.
Memberships
Charles is a member of the Employment Bar Association
Personal
Charles is married with three children. He is a fluent French speaker and a keen Francophile having lived in France for several years and written several books about living and working there.
