Charlotte Newell KC

Practice Areas

Charlotte Newell KC is an experienced criminal practitioner, who has established a substantial and formidable criminal practice prosecuting and defending at the very highest level with particular expertise in Prosecution and Defence in cases of homicide, serious sexual allegations and cases involving young and vulnerable witnesses in both Crown and Appellate courts.

Charlotte has a proven track record of successful pre-charge engagement; advising those who have been arrested and awaiting charge on strategic lines of investigation and the drafting of representations to Police and Crown Prosecution Service in order that allegations do not proceed to Court.

She is committed to continuing professional education, maintaining and promoting the high standards at the Bar retaining its role as a specialist profession of advocates. Charlotte has been a pupil supervisor since 2005 and is currently the Head of Pupillage. A member of the Criminal Bar Association Education Committee, Charlotte is involved in the organisation of lectures, conferences, seminars and webinars to the criminal Bar, notably the renowned bi-annual CBA sexual offences conference. Charlotte recently delivered training to RASSO on s41 YJCEA 1999.

Charlotte Newell is an advocacy trainer for Grays Inn, has lectured the Criminal Injuries Compensation Appeal tribunal on the handling of vulnerable advocates and is a lead facilitator in the vulnerable witnesses advocacy training scheme.

Career

Called to the Bar (1994)

Appointed Queen's Counsel (2020)

Publications

Criminal Bar Association

South Eastern Circuit