Charles welcomes instructions to advise and represent clients across all of Chambers' practice areas. He joined Chambers in October 2016 having successfully completed his pupillage under the supervision of Meyric Lewis, Alexander Booth QC and Juan Lopez.
Charles' main areas of interest include:
- Planning and Environment
- Public law, Human Rights and EU
- Compulsory Purchase and Compensation
- Local Government
- Licensing and Police
Recent work includes:
- R (Ramblers Association) v Secretary of State for Environment and Ors [2017] EWHC 716 (Admin), appeared (as junior to Juan Lopez) on behalf of the successful Second Interested Party Network Rail in a case which concerned incapacity to dedicate arising from statutory incompatibility under s.31 Highways Act 1990
- Appeared (as junior to Guy Roots QC) on behalf of business park landowner in a compensation claim under the Electricity Act 1989, sched. 4, para 7, following the grant of a necessary wayleave