
Outer Temple Chambers
England
Barristers

Charlotte Elves
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Position
Barrister; Year of call 2022.
Career
Charlotte completed pupillage in October 2023. In January 2026 she was named in The Hot 100 by The Lawyer.
Charlotte is a sought-after Junior. Her broad academic background enables an agile response to complex legal issues, especially those cutting across multiple areas of law. She practices predominantly in contempt, pensions, discrimination, commercial litigation and professional discipline, and is often instructed in high-profile cases, or those in the media spotlight where her strategic approach, composed manner and careful judgment are especially valued.
Charlotte is credited as a robust and precise advocate, with a bedside manner which belies her relatively few years call.
Before coming to the Bar, Charlotte was the Singer Fellow in Law and Ethics at Exeter College, University of Oxford, where she taught across a range of subjects, including Trusts, Jurisprudence, Medical Law and Criminal Law. Her research focused on the regulation of emerging technologies. She has published on issues ranging from cryptocurrencies, to gene editing and the regulation of human embryo research. During her academic career, Charlotte was involved in policy making at a national level, providing evidence to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee, and at an international level at the Council of Europe.
Education
Charlotte read for her DPhil at Balliol College, Oxford, her Master’s at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and her undergraduate degree at the University of Birmingham where she graduated first in her year.
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Major Scholarship, The Inner Temple
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Duke of Edinburgh Exhibition, The Inner Temple
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Sir Peter Birks Memorial Scholarship, Faculty of Law, University of Oxford
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Graduate Law Scholarship, Faculty of Law, University of Oxford
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Gregory Kulkes Scholarship, Balliol College, University of Oxford
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Nasrudin Essay Prize, Balliol College, University of Oxford
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Nicholas Bacon Law Prize, Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge
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FJ Gregg Memorial Prize, University of Birmingham
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Sir Henry Barber Scholarship, University of Birmingham
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The Shoosmiths Prize, University of Birmingham
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The CEPER Award, University of Birmingham