Ranked in 1 Practice Areas
3

Band 3

Family: Children

London (Bar)

5 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Charlotte Baker

UK Bar

Practice Areas

Inquests and Inquiries

International Children Law

Modern-Families

Private Children Law

Public Children Law

Career

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

Professional Memberships

Family Law Bar Association

Association of Lawyers for Children

Child Abduction Lawyers Association

Resolution

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Family: Children - London (Bar)

3
Band 3
Individual Editorial

Charlotte Baker is a family law barrister gaining recognition for her children law practice. She is praised for advising on modern family matters including surrogacy, and is notable for her work on wardship cases. She also concentrates her practice on cross-border abduction and leave to remove disputes.

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