Senior Practice Manager
Practice Manager
Assistant Practice Manager
Charles Strachan has a busy commercial chancery practice that covers the range of Chambers’ core areas of specialism, in particular civil fraud and commercial disputes both domestic and international. He is a co-author of the disputes chapter in Crypto and Digital Assets Law and Regulation.
The international element of Charles’ practice extends from Singapore to the Middle East and the Caribbean and he has particular experience of disputes in the DIFC, ADGM and QIFC having spent six months seconded to a large international law firm’s Dubai office.
Charles is often instructed to appear as a sole advocate in multi-day trials. In addition to being instructed as sole counsel he is very happy to (and regularly does) work as part of a wider team.
Prior to joining Chambers, Charles spent a year at the Court of Appeal as the Judicial Assistant to Lord Justice David Richards (now Lord Richards), tutored trusts to undergraduate law students at UCL and worked as a research assistant to the editors of the current edition of Underhill and Hayton: Law of Trusts and Trustees.
Examples of his experience include:
Charles gained experience of International Arbitration during his pupillage, in particular:
Charles’ experience in the aviation sector covers a range of contractual disputes between companies operating in the aircraft industry.
He has also been instructed in Regulation (EC) 261/2004 claims and advised the claimant airline on issues of disclosure and privilege in a substantial aircraft damage claim in Qatar Airways QCSC v Airbus SAS.
Having spent time working in M&A at J.P.Morgan prior to joining Chambers, Charles has a particular interest in the legal aspects of financial services disputes and brings unique knowledge of this practice area to the matters on which he is instructed.
Examples of his recent work include:
Charles also has particular experience of the English regulatory position regarding cryptoassets and cryptocurrency derivatives, having been involved in the provision of advice on the topic with Oliver Assersohn.
Additionally, during pupillage Charles gained experience of:
Charles has a keen interest in the law relating to civil fraud and is developing a strong practice in the area. Examples of his experience include:
Charles has a developing interest in the law of clubs and associations. Recently, he successfully defended a well-known members’ club in a claim for breach of contract brought by a former member of the club.
Charles has a rapidly developing commercial litigation practice both domestically and internationally. Examples of his experience in this area include:
Charles also has experience of high-value claims for failure to deliver goods under contracts of sale and claims for breach of the terms of share options agreements.
Examples of Charles’ experience on company law matters include:
More generally, Charles has experience of assisting on a range of claims brought by and against companies.
Charles has a particular interest in litigation involving cryptoassets and cryptocurrencies. He is a co-author of: (i) the disputes chapter in Crypto and Digital Assets Law and Regulation (published by Sweet and Maxwell in December 2023); and (ii) (with Edward Cumming KC) a substantial part of the joint COMBAR/FSLA response to HM Treasury’s consultation and call for evidence on the future financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets. Additionally, he has particular experience of the English regulatory position regarding cryptoassets and cryptocurrency derivatives, having been involved in the provision of advice on the topic with Oliver Assersohn.
Charles has been involved in a range of insolvency matters since commencing practice, including:
Charles has also undertaken research for a leading Hong Kong law firm on the Hong Kong law of cross-border insolvency.
Charles has a growing practice in the sphere of international and offshore work with particular experience in commercial disputes arising from, and centered in, the Middle East including:
Charles gained experience during pupillage of:
Examples of Charles’ experience on partnership matters include acting as sole counsel in a dispute relating (amongst other things) to partnership assets said to be worth in excess of £10 million.
Moreover, Charles gained experience during pupillage of:
Charles is comfortable dealing with claims for professional negligence in the context of any of the other areas in which he specialises. Examples of his recent matters in this sphere include:
Charles is comfortable dealing with the full range of trusts, probate and estates disputes. Examples of his experience include:
Charles has also given talks (to leading London and national law firms) on the topics of “Illusory Trusts” and variation of trusts respectively.
During pupillage, Charles gained experience of:
Co-author of the disputes chapter in Crypto and Digital Assets Law and Regulation (Sweet and Maxwell, December 2023).
“Whither the ‘illusory trust’?” [2021] Law Quarterly Review, 206-212.
Charles has given talks (to leading London and national law firms) on various topics within his areas of expertise.
