Accredited member of the Law Society’s Children Pane

Recommended Lawyer by The Legal 500

Charlotte has practised in Family Law for over 23 years, specialising in complex child protection cases for both parents, but predominantly for the child through their Children’s guardian as an Accredited Law Society Children Panel Member. Having completed her training contract in Essex, she joined FMW Law in February 2012 becoming a supervisor and then Head of the Children team at our Hammersmith office.

When GT Stewart incorporated FMW in 2018 Charlotte remained with us and continues to cultivate a loyal following of clients. She undertakes the training of trainees and other staff members and is a committed and dedicated lawyer seeking to ensure those that are vulnerable are given a voice in court proceedings.

Charlotte has a large and varying case load of complicated matters, which include cases involving the death of a child, shaken baby allegations, Non accidental injuries, including head injuries, fractures, burns, and bruising, sexual abuse, Fabricated Induced Illness.

Charlotte undertakes a lot of her own advocacy in the family courts, and works closely with both Leading Counsel and Junior

Charlotte is recognised as a Recommended Lawyer in the Legal 500 2026 UK edition and heads up one of the London teams that has attained for the first time, a Tier 6 Ranking in the Legal 500 in the 2026 UK Edition.

Charlotte represents clients that include:

• Children in Care Proceedings and Deprivation of Liberty proceedings;
• Children in Private Law Proceedings where they are made a party to proceedings
• Parents and other family members facing the most serious of allegations that a family court can deal with;
• Foreign nationals from across the world where English has not been their first language;
• Vulnerable adults and those with learning difficulties and learning disabilities;
• Parents that are incarcerated;
• Vulnerable adults where the Official Solicitor has become involved;

Charlotte deals with cases that include:

• Public Law Family Proceedings:
  • Care Proceedings
  • Emergency Protection Orders
• Complex Child Protection Proceedings including:
  • The death of a child;
  • Emergency Protection Orders
  • Shaken Baby allegations;
  • Genetic disorders mimicking child abuse;
  • Non-accidental injuries (NAI) including head injuries (NAHI), fractures and bruising;
  • Sexual abuse;
  • Fabricated Induced Illness (FII)
  • Cases where there are concurrent criminal proceedings;
• Special Guardianship Order Applications;
• Placement Order and Adoption Order Applications;
• Secure Accommodation Applications;
• Deprivation of Liberty Applications (children);
• Recovery Order Applications.
• Cases where parents are involved with Social Services (Pre-Proceedings Meetings, Child Protection and Child In Need);
• Applications under the Court’s Inherent Jurisdiction;
• Wardship Applications;
• Private Law Children Work (Contact and Residence disputes, Prohibitive Steps and Specific Issue applications;