Charles Langley KC

Practice Areas

Instructed in the most serious and complex cases and frequently instructed to advise clients on cases pre-charge.

Extensive experience in cases involving murder, manslaughter, drug conspiracies, robbery, kidnap and all types of organised crime. Recent high profile cases include a 30 year old cold case review into a double homicide and the UK's largest ever counterfeiting currency conspiracy.

Wide-ranging fraud practice including multi-million pound abuses of the Film Tax Credit system, computer hacking, mortgage fraud, Missing Trader Frauds, Boiler Room frauds, carbon credit trading schemes, timeshare fraud and bribery/corruption cases. Comprehensive knowledge of money laundering and confiscation provisions including civil forfeiture.

A high level of expertise in defending sexual offences including rape and historic child abuse cases.

Recent experience in terrorist cases, involving firearms and explosives.

Experienced in Court Martial work.

Strong appellate practice: regularly asked to advise on appeals where no grounds have previously been found.

In-depth knowledge of road traffic law and driving cases, often defending high-profile clients and instructed by insurers in fatality cases.

Regularly instructed in cases involving Enforcement Notices under the Town & Country Planning Act as well as breaches of Tree Preservation Orders and Conservation Orders.

Shortlisted for "Crime Junior of the Year" 2024. Appointed King's Counsel 2025.

Crown Court Recorder since 2018.

Direct access qualified.

See www.2br.co.uk for full profile and notable cases.

Career

Called 1999 (Middle Temple).

Called to the Bar of Northern Ireland (2014)

Recorder (2018)

King's Counsel (2025)

Professional Memberships

Criminal Bar Association, South Eastern Circuit, Western Circuit and the Fraud Lawyers Association