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South Square Offices
3-4 SOUTH SQUARE, GRAY'S INN
LONDON
WC1R 5HP
England
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Charlotte Cooke
Position
Charlotte specialises in domestic and cross-border insolvency and restructuring, banking and financial services, commercial litigation and company law.
She has appeared in high profile cases at all levels, including three times as a junior in the Supreme Court (most recently in Lehman Brothers Waterfall I) and twice as sole counsel in the Court of Appeal.
She also has significant experience of a wide range of applications under the Insolvency Act and Rules, regularly appearing in County Courts and the High Court in respect of such applications, as well as undertaking advisory and drafting work. In the restructuring context, Charlotte has advised in relation to proposals for, and challenges to, IVAs and CVAs and has appeared in hearings to convene/sanction a number of high-value schemes of arrangement, including in respect of foreign companies.
In February 2017 Charlotte was appointed to the Attorney General’s Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown (C Panel).
Career
Called 2008 (Middle Temple).
Memberships
Insolvency Lawyers’ Association, Chancery Bar Association, Commercial Bar Association, R3 London and South East New Professionals Group Committee.
Education
St Catharine’s College, University of Cambridge (2006 MPhil Philosophy of Science, Distinction); City University (2007 GDL, Distinction); Balliol College, Oxford University (2009 BCL).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Insolvency
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Charlotte Cooke –South Square ‘Charlotte has an excellent eye for detail and a calm yet incisive manner. She knows her stuff and is a fearless advocate.’
‘The number one set for restructuring and insolvency matters,‘ South Square has all of its members specialising within insolvency and restructuring law. Members, such as Mark Phillips KC have appeared in significant and high-profile insolvency cases in the UK, such as Sova Capital Ltd in which Phillips KC, alongside William Willson, put an investment broker focussing on the Russian markets into administration, which raised numerous complex issues from valuing claims to dealing with client claims, as well as how Moscow-listed assets would be handled by a UK company. ‘Extremely knowledgeable and unflappable‘ junior Charlotte Cooke has appeared in a number of high-profile insolvency and restructuring cases, including three times in the Supreme Court, while Felicity Toube KC has depth in experience includes acting in major insolvency cases such as Greensill and Liberty Steel. David Allison KC has developed a strong cross-border practice, handling insolvency cases in the British Virgin Islands, Bermuda and Hong Kong, whereas Clara Johnson is noted for her experience in bringing and defending claims brought by officer holders involving fraud and where urgent injunctive relief is required.