Charlotte Downes
- London
- Called: 1997
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Charlotte has a broad based chancery commercial practice with an emphasis upon Probate, Property, Insolvency and contractual disputes.
She undertakes litigation in the High Court, County Court and Court of Protection and advisory work and drafting.
A large proportion of her practice relates to will disputes, claims under the Inheritance Act 1975, real and leasehold property disputes, bankruptcy and insolvency and general commercial litigation.
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Professional membership
Chancery Bar Association
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Education and career
Charlotte read Natural Sciences at Cambridge before coming to the Bar.
She is an ACA having worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers in the investment management and insurance industries for three years before joining chambers. -
Seminars and lectures
Charlotte lectures on all aspects of her practice both in chambers and at venues around England and Wales (including her solicitors’ offices).
Charlotte teaches Company Law, Equity and Trusts and Land Law for the Open University LLB degree, which is run in conjunction with the College of Law.
Charlotte has also contributed to the procedural chapter in the most recent edition of Palmer on Bailment.
Recent talks include:
Areas of expertise
- Commercial litigation
- Civil fraud and asset recovery
- Arbitration
- Conflict of laws
- Insurance and reinsurance
- Banking and financial litigation
- Regulatory
- Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Company law
- Partnership
- Professional liability
- Real estate
- Art and cultural property
- Pensions
- Trusts, wills, estates and probate
- Succession disputes and family provision
- Court of Protection and Powers of Attorney
- Charities
- Capital taxation
- Intellectual property
- Media, entertainment and sports
- Construction
- Mediation