Charlotte joined 20 Essex Street in October 2009 upon completion of pupillage.
Since commencing practice Charlotte has been instructed as a junior on a number of large High Court trials (including Emeraldian Limited Partnership v Wellmix Shipping Company Limited & ors [2010] EWHC 1411 (Comm), a demurrage / safe berth dispute and associated guarantee claim, which involves a number of conflict of laws issues and the application of Chinese law), an anti-suit injunction in the High Court and several substantial LMAA arbitrations (including issues of jurisdiction, sulphur corrosion damage to a vessel, dangerous goods, cargo damage and detention in an Iraqi port for over a year). She has also been instructed in a number of High Court claims on her own.
Charlotte has been instructed in a forthcoming appeal to the Court of Appeal on a point of law arising on the GAFTA standard form and regularly provides pleadings for GAFTA and FOSFA tribunals on her own. She also produces pleadings and advices on LMAA claims, both in the ordinary and Small Claims Procedure as well as providing advice on general commercial matters.
In 2009 she spent time at a large London LLP working within the international trade department.
During her pupillage she:
- Assisted Christopher Hancock QC in drafting article "Multimodal Transport and the New UN Convention on the Carriage of Goods" The Journal of International Maritime Law (2008) vol 14, issue 6, p484;
- Assisted Sara Masters on Midgulf International Ltd v Group Chimiche Tunisien [2009] EWHC 963 (Comm); [2009] EWHC 1684 (Comm) (anti-suit injunctions);
- Provided assistance to members of chambers on various LMAA arbitrations involving commodities disputes, time and voyage charterparty disputes and long term COAs;
- Assisted sole arbitrator during an ICC arbitration and provided assistance to members of chambers on a further ICC arbitration;
- Assisted in drafting ECJ Reference Submissions; and
- Provided research on international criminal law issues.
