Charlotte Hole

Charlotte Hole prosecutes and defends serious and organised crime, often with an international element, for which she has received commendations from Europol and the Metropolitan Police. Charlotte was appointed Treasury Counsel Monitoree in April 2024.

She quickly earns the trust of vulnerable clients and scared or reluctant witnesses, as well as the confidence of instructing lawyers and police officers, including those from other jurisdictions. She has been praised by the National Crime Agency for her guidance offered to case teams, particularly those including less-experienced officers.

Charlotte has expertise in the management of complex disclosure across paper-heavy frauds and sensitive matters, and has delivered training to the CPS on “Prosecuting International and Organised Crime: Pitfalls and Protocols in Disclosure”.

Recently she has specialised in ‘romance’ frauds, involving the use of false identities on dating apps to target vulnerable victims, who are often reluctant to support a prosecution due to shame or embarrassment, and the laundering of significant sums of money in multiple countries.

Charlotte has a particular interest in cases involving complex scientific evidence, holding a Diploma in Forensic Medical Sciences.

Current instructions include: investigations by the Flying Squad and the NCA, and cases prosecuted by the CPS Complex Casework Unit, Homicide Unit, and Serious Economic, Organised Crime and International Directorate (SEOCID), as well as private instructions to defend in cases of sexual assault and stalking.