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Charles Robinson

Charles Robinson

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Wedlake Bell LLP

Wedlake Bell LLP

England - London • Dispute resolution

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Debt recovery

At Wedlake Bell LLP, the group pairs its expertise in bankruptcy proceedings with obtaining judgements in High Court. High Court Enforcement Officers’ agencies form a key part of the client base and the group handles matters up to the Supreme Court, collaborating with local authorities when necessary. Notably, Graham Smith has a track record over several years of acting in County Court. In addition to the group’s core strength in commercial debt recovery, its client roster is also formed heavily of energy suppliers and therefore engagement in claims relating to energy charges remains at the forefront of the group’s mandates. Group leader Charles Robinson is head of utilities debt, a niche area of debt recovery expertise for the group. Elsewhere, Steven Elsey stands out for his versatility, with expertise across litigation, insolvency and debt recovery.
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020 7539 4103
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Profile
wedlakebell.com

Profile

Work Department
Commercial litigation; debt recovery; insolvency.
Position

Charles is widely known for gas and electricity supply dispute resolution and advisory work and oversees a specialist team of experienced solicitors. He has over 20 years’ experience acting for suppliers including a majority of the Big Five.

With deep industry knowledge Charles advises on late billing, shipperless supplies, multi-tenanted sites, split supplies, off-site metering, vacant and squatter sites, erroneous transfers, supplies to insolvent entities, mis-selling and broker disputes, fraudulent COTs, datalogger / SMART meter failures, late meter installations, meter accuracy disputes, disputed disconnections, multiplier errors, mis-estimation and industry charge challenges.

He acts on disputed warrant applications and has obtained multi million pound recoveries for commodity theft.

Charles’ team is experienced in working with suppliers in countering fraud including phoenixism, ‘creditor avoidance’ and commodity theft.

Career

Charles started his career with a niche City practice and a multi-jurisdictional American firm renowned for its upstream energy work. He joined Moon Beever as a partner in 2010 and Wedlake Bell in 2021 when the firms merged.

Languages
Italian, Japanese.
Memberships
Freeman of the City of London; Travellers Club, Worshipful Company of Pewterers
Education

Eton College; University of Kent (1986 BA (hons) Film Studies and English); College of Law (1998 Postgraduate Diploma in Law)

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Key clients

  • British Gas
  • E.ON Next Energy

Work highlights

Acted for British Gas in a claim for assessed charges for electricity supplied to a meter which had been tampered with, obtaining a full recovery of over £118,000.