Biography
Charlotte’s litigation and dispute resolution experience includes a wide range of complex commercial cross border and general commercial disputes before the English Courts and institutional tribunals under major arbitral rules. Her practice also includes investigations, employment disputes, cross border insolvency and restructurings and compliance advisory work.
Charlotte’s clients include a range of major international corporations operating out of a variety of sectors.
Charlotte also regularly acts for a range of the Firm’s pro bono clients, including Micro Rainbow, Refuge and the Innocence Project London. Charlotte won Weil London’s 2021 Pro Bono Trainee Associate of the year award for her commitment to pro bono engagement.
Representative matters include acting for:
- Microsoft, in its judicial review before the Competition Appeal Tribunal of the CMA’s decision to prohibit its merger with Activision Blizzard
- Petropavlovsk Plc, on a variety of contentious matters
Awards and Recognition, Speaking Engagements, Guides and Resources, Latest Thinking, Firm News & Announcements
Latest Thinking
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Key international takeaways from Shell Dutch Court of Appeal decision
Blog Post — European Disputes Blog
— By
Hayley Lund,
Amy Waddington,
Sarah Chaplin and
Charlotte de Vitry
— December 18, 2024
Milieudefensie v Shell In 2021, the Hague District Court ruled that, by 2030, Shell had to reduce its emissions by 45% relative to 2019 levels. The decision attracted significant commentary in both the legal and mainstream international media. Last month, Shell won its appeal and its reduction obligation was set aside. But how relevant is ...
- Key International Takeaways From Shell Dutch Court of Appeal Decision Milieudefensie V Shell Alert — Sustainability & ESG — By Hayley Lund, Amy Waddington, Sarah Chaplin and Charlotte de Vitry — PDF — December 2024
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Witness statement, or witness’s statement?
Blog Post — European Disputes Blog
— By
Christopher Marks,
Sarah Chaplin and
Charlotte de Vitry
— October 29, 2024
Recent judgments indicate the English courts’ increasing impatience with non-compliant trial witness statements in the Business and Property Courts Factual trial evidence in the English Business and Property Courts was overhauled nearly four years ago with the introduction of Practice Direction 57AC. Subject to certain exceptions, the new regime sought to do away with verbose, ...
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Opt-out, opt-out: Exploring the rise of UK collective actions against big tech
Blog Post — European Disputes Blog
— By
Jenine Hulsmann,
Jamie Maples,
Bella Spring,
Matthew Gibbon and
Charlotte de Vitry
— July 22, 2024
Developments over the past decade have led to a surge in opt-out collective proceedings in the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal, increasingly against tech companies. In this post, we explore the factors fuelling this trend and the future developments likely to continue to fan the flames. ...
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Third party litigation funding – back on track or forging a new path?
Blog Post — European Disputes Blog
— By
Jamie Maples,
Craig Watson and
Charlotte de Vitry
— June 10, 2024
Having overcome initial scepticism and historic public policy concerns, third party litigation funding has emerged in England as an increasingly popular vehicle through which parties opt to finance and manage risks arising from legal disputes. The involvement of litigation funding in recent headline cases, such as the Post Office/Horizon scandal and Mariana Dam litigation, as ...
Firm News & Announcements
- Weil Represents Ad Hoc Group of Supporting Creditors in McDermott Group Part 26A Restructuring Plan Sanctioned by High Court Today Deal Brief — February 27, 2024
- Weil Helps Earn Global Regulatory Approval for Microsoft’s Acquisition of Activision Blizzard Deal Brief — October 13, 2023