JUNIOR PROFILE

Charlotte Thomas

UK Bar 2026

Brick Court Chambers

Ranked in 5 practice areas

Life Sciences Regulatory

All Circuits

4 years ranked

Competition Law

London (Bar)

5 years ranked

European Law

London (Bar)

4 years ranked

Financial Services

London (Bar)

4 years ranked

Commercial Dispute Resolution

London (Bar)

1 year ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Charlotte is an in-demand senior junior whose practice covers all aspects of commercial and competition litigation and arbitration together with EU and public law. She was Legal 500’s Competition Junior of the Year in 2022 (and nominated again in 2025). Client have commented on her “brilliant and creative legal mind” and called her “forensic, hugely knowledgeable and good-humoured throughout”. She is instructed in many of the leading competition cases including regulatory appeals, CPO cases for both defendants and claimants, private damages actions, and merger advice, while significant recent commercial instructions have encompassed auditor’s negligence, civil fraud, and securities litigation, as well as numerous commercial arbitrations.

The wide-ranging nature of her practice makes her particularly well suited to considering novel and complex factual and legal situations which may straddle multiple practice areas. She has developed particular expertise in the financial services, life sciences, energy & natural resources, and software sectors.

Charlotte is fluent in French and German, has a working knowledge of Spanish, and has studied some Italian and Serbian/Croatian. She is called to the Irish Bar.

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Life Sciences Regulatory - All Circuits

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Charlotte Thomas has a well-regarded practice at the regulatory Bar. She is impressively experienced in licensing and competition-based pharmaceutical litigation, and is well versed in the workings of both the MHRA and the European Medicines Agency.

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Competition Law - London (Bar)

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Charlotte Thomas has amassed notable experience covering some of the more visible cases in the competition field. Her practice takes in the representation of claimants, defendants and appellants in damages claims and investigations. Of particular note is her involvement in the forex cartel claim.

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European Law - London (Bar)

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Called to the Irish Bar, Charlotte Thomas has acted before the European courts in an impressive number of cases centring on pharmaceutical licensing, competition and financial services matters.

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Financial Services - London (Bar)

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Charlotte Thomas is a junior with a busy practice acting in matters related to financial services. She has significant expertise in financial service regulatory issues, as well as matters relating to fraud and foreign exchange disputes. She also has experience in collective proceedings.

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Strengths

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She is a fantastic junior - she's hard-working and brings a mix of competition and commercial experience.
Competition LawUK Bar
She is all over the facts. Her drafting is crisp and strategic, and her support during trial is fantastic. She is a powerful advocate with a fantastic knowledge of the law.
Competition LawUK Bar
Charlotte is seriously smart and excellent at drafting. She sees the case clearly and is fabulous to work with.
Competition LawUK Bar
She is one of our go-to people. She has incredibly in-depth knowledge of her field, she is extremely charismatic and consistently on point, and her drafting is excellent. She is one to watch.
Competition LawUK Bar
She is excellent and does a lot of CJEU work.
European LawUK Bar
Charlotte is able, thorough and responsive.
European LawUK Bar