Extremely friendly, helpful, calm and efficient. Nothing was too much trouble for him.
Charlie was proactive, knowledgeable and was just generally a pleasure to deal with.
I found Charlie extremely helpful and knowledgeable. It was a pleasure to work with him.
Charles is an Associate in the firm's Private Client and Trusts team, based in Guernsey.
Charles advises on a range of contentious and semi-contentious matters, with a particular focus on contentious trust and commercial disputes.
Recent experience includes assisting Partners in the Guernsey and Jersey offices with proceedings concerning the restructuring of trusts forming part of a global structure worth approximately $1bn, and successfully obtaining a maritime lien over a super yacht worth an estimated $600m owned by a sanctioned individual in pursuit of the recovery of unpaid crew wages.
Charles also advises on civil and commercial property disputes.
Charles was admitted as a Solicitor of England and Wales in May 2024.
Previously a bursary student with Collas Crill, Charles graduated with First Class Honours in Law LLB (Hons) from the University of Surrey in 2022. During his undergraduate degree, Charles enjoyed a placement as a Paralegal in the firm's Real Estate team.
Charles spends most of his Saturday afternoons during the summer months on a rifle range and has authored two books about the island's history in target-rifle shooting.
• The Law Society
• Contentious Trusts Association (ConTrA)
• Guernsey International Legal Association (GILA)
*admitted in England and Wales
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