Charlotte Baker

Inquests and Inquiries

International Children Law

Modern-Families

Private Children Law

Public Children Law

Charlotte specialises in complex children disputes. Her expertise includes international cases in the High Court (including child abduction, FGM, forced marriage and surrogacy), and those cases which involve the most serious allegations of domestic and sexual abuse, and CCB. She has extensive experience advising and appearing in internal and international relocation cases, especially those with tricky factual backgrounds.

She is recognised as a leading junior in both Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500 where she is commended for her strategic approach, meticulous preparation and formidable advocacy.

Charlotte has been instructed in some of the key appellate cases instrumental in shaping children law, both in the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. She has acted for several charities and NGOs as interveners in such matters and is always happy to discuss similar opportunities as they arise. She was also instructed in the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse and has a keen interest in matters which feature an overlap between the Family Court and other areas of law.

Reported Cases:

Please see a selection of reported cases in which Charlotte Baker was involved.

Re S (Wardship: Removal to Ghana) [2025] EWCA Civ 1011

N v N (Expert Evidence on Gender Affirming Treatment) [2025] [2025] EWHC 1325 (Fam)

Re O (Summary Return: Non-Convention Country) [2025] EWCA Civ 660