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Charlotte Tan

Work Department
- General commercial
- Shipping and commodities
- International arbitration
- Insurance and reinsurance
- Jurisdiction, conflicts and enforcement
- Private international law
- Banking and financial services
- Civil fraud and asset tracing
Position
Charlotte has a broad commercial practice, with a particular focus on civil fraud, international arbitration, insurance, international trade and finance, and private international law.
She is regularly instructed in matters in the High Court and the Court of Appeal. Charlotte also acts in international arbitrations under different rules (London Court of International Arbitration, International Chamber of Commerce and London Maritime Arbitrators Association). She has substantial experience of applications for interim relief, in particular freezing orders and anti-suit injunctions.
Charlotte regularly accepts instructions from overseas clients, in particular from Singapore and Hong Kong. She provides advices and pleadings as well as assisting with all aspects of case preparation for final hearings.
In 2014, she was selected in Legal Week’s “Stars at the Bar” as one of ten “up-and-coming commercial and Chancery barristers recognised for their exceptional abilities”. Charlotte was described as a junior who is “unflappable and always manages to maintain a calm, clear head and a sense of perspective”, “highly sought after” and a “real star”.
In 2009 Charlotte spent time at a large London LLP working within the international trade department. In 2010 she was seconded to Rajah & Tann in Singapore.
Career
Called 2008; Middle Temple.
Memberships
- COMBAR Executive Committee (2018 to date)
- Commercial Fraud Lawyers’ Association
- Young Fraud Lawyers’ Association
Education
- University of Cambridge, St John’s College, MA in Law (Double First)
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Banking and finance (including consumer credit)
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Noted for being ‘one of the top chambers with a hugely impressive array of silks and juniors,’ Brick Court Chambers continues to receive instructions for its members in significant and high-profile cases including Various Claimants v Glencore Plc in which Helen Davies KC led Tony Singla KC and Kyle Lawson in acting for a FSTE 100 Plc in defence of a S.90/90A FSMA claim brought by a number of large investor groups against the Plc, its CEO and CFO. Tim Lord KC is routinely sought out by both investors and banks for cases involving litigation in banking and finance, and Mark Howard KC is experienced in commercial and city litigation both in trial and appellate advocacy. Charlotte Tan has been instructed in banking disputes involving civil fraud, including The Republic of Mozambique v Credit Suisse & Ors, which raised allegations of bribery and corruption. Richard Blakeley KC and Fred Hobson KC were made silks in 2024.
London Bar > Commercial litigation
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3London Bar > Fraud: civil
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4London Bar > Shipping
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Charlotte Tan –Brick Court Chambers ‘Charlotte is massively intelligent and very tenacious.’