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Charles has a busy and well-established chancery / commercial practice, with a particular emphasis on business and property matters. He aims to provide pragmatic, business-focused resolutions to disputes, with advice delivered promptly in user-friendly terms.
Chambers UK (2011) describes him as “a waspish, effective advocate who has earned the respect of the local judiciary.” He is recognised as a “leading regional expert in a range of property-related disputes.”
Charles also has a niche licensing and regulatory practice, and is regarded as one of the few advocates based outside of London with significant experience and expertise in this field. Amongst a wide range of retail, public house and club applications, Charles has acted in respect of high profile applications including the Newcastle Carling Academy, the Birmingham Carling Academy, Darlington FC's stadium, the York Barbican Centre, the Sage Gateshead international music centre and the "HiFi North" festival. He has also had many years’ experience in lap dancing applications, now regulated as Sexual Entertainment Venues. His betting and gaming practice concerns betting shops (multiples and independents), amusement arcades, bingo, casinos and online gaming. He frequently appears in firearms matters. He has a very active taxi practice representing both operators and local authorities, and has advised statutory bodies in relation to matters as diverse as the use of former fire engines for mobile hen parties to the processing of applications for drivers’ licenses from non-UK applicants unable to furnish Criminal Records Bureau checks. He regularly presents seminars to local authority clients on licensing matters.
Regulatory and Licensing
Pubs, clubs, music venues, festivals, tableside dancing clubs, hotels, sports stadia, betting, gaming and amusement centres, casinos, internet gaming, sex shops, sex cinemas, sexual entertainment venues firearms (shotgun appeals in particular), buses, taxis, taxi drivers (revocations in particular), houses in multiple occupation.
In addition, Policies, CRB checks / Data Protection / Human Rights Act, and Enforcement.
Landlord and Tenant
Commercial and residential landlord & tenant, lease renewals. dilapidations, tied leases and licensed premises.
Real property
Conveyancing and related land disputes including easements, covenants and boundary disputes, fairs & markets, village greens, caravan sites. Particular emphasis on licensed / regulated properties.
Chancery/Commercial
Guarantees, mortgages, construction disputes, contract disputes, civil fraud, solicitors' disputes.
Company partnership
Share sale agreements, warranty claims, directors' disqualification, shareholder disputes.
Social housing
Possession claims, anti-social behaviour injunctions, leasehold valuation, tribunal applications.
Professional negligence
Claims involving solicitors, architects, engineers, surveyors, estate agents. Particular emphasis on professional negligence claims in the licensing field.
Insolvency
Corporate and personal.
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