Charlesentered the legal profession after completing the GDL, after havingread history at the University of Warwick.
Charlesjoins us as a transferring solicitor who had been practising incriminal defence.
Charlesprosecutes and defends a wide variety of cases across the criminalcourts – and is CPS grade 1.
Charleshas prosecuted and defended committals for sentence in the CrownCourt, advised at plea and trial preparation hearings, and undertakenbail applications. He also acts for HM Probation Service in probationbreaches and order amendments.
Committalsfor sentence have included dangerous driving, thefts and assaults.
At an appeal conviction, Charles managed to reverse a magistrates’court decision for a client who initially had her licence revokedunder the new driver provisions. The case concerned s.172 of the RoadTraffic Act 1988 and ‘failure to give driver information’ –Charles was commended by the judge for his conduct during the appeal.
Charleshas represented clients at first appearance in the magistrates’court to advise on plea, and has prosecuted trials during full daysessions. He has successfully prosecuted offences ranging fromdriving offences, to assault and strangulation.
He has also dealt with ancillary orders on sentence, includingsuccessfully repelling a Football Banning Order – and arguing forthe imposition of restraining orders and sexual harm preventionorders. He has defended matters involving the Dangerous Dogs Act.
