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Charlotte Payne
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Year of call 2019
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Charlotte brings a unique commercial background to her cases. A former consultant in the mining industry, Charlotte has first-hand experience of the commercial world. This has given her valuable insight into the inner workings of the commercial sector and the implications of legal disputes. That first-hand experience comes from Charlotte’s pre-law career, advising clients of various sizes (from FTSE 100 to AIM listed companies) on a range of mining exploration projects around the world. As well as working in industry, Charlotte was the assistant editor of an IHS-published coal journal for three years and has worked as part of an in-house legal team for two years.
Charlotte has a broad commercial practice across 7KBW’s core areas, with a particular emphasis on general commercial disputes, insurance (including marine insurance), shipping and commodities. This work is supported by Charlotte’s strong academic background, as evidenced by her first-class Geology degree, MPhil in Environment, Society and Development (University of Cambridge) and Certificate in Finance, Accounting and Business (ICAEW). She was awarded a Distinction and ranked 1st in year for her GDL, and 10th in year for her BPTC, out of over 600 candidates. Charlotte’s prior experience makes the technical aspects of a case an enjoyable part of the process, whilst giving her a strong foundation from which to connect with clients.
Her current and recent instructions include:
- acting (led by David Bailey KC) in an international arbitration regarding a €100 million build project for a superyacht;
- acting (led by Peter MacDonald Eggers KC) for ship owners in an insurance claim worth c.£60 million for the constructive total loss of a vessel;
- acting (led by Peter MacDonald Eggers KC) for insurers in an appeal concerning the loss of grain stored in Ukrainian warehouses, insured under a marine cargo insurance policy;
- acting (led by Peter MacDonald Eggers KC) for ship owners in an insurance claim worth c.US$40 million for the total loss of a vessel;
- acting (led by Richard Waller KC) for international private equity funds in YS GM Marfin II LLC and ors v Muhammad Ali Lakhani and ors [2020] EWHC 2629 (Comm), a US$80 million ship financing fraud claim.
- Charlotte also appears regularly in the County Court and has acted as sole counsel in a range of general commercial disputes, including a three-party construction claim, and an international carriage of goods dispute.