Charlie Newington-Bridges

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Charlie is particularly well regarded for his commercial nous and sector expertise in financial services. ‘He is excellent at drafting, works very hard, is clear and has great knowledge of the details of the case.’ ‘He is thorough and his paperwork is robust. Charlie is a measured and persuasive advocate whom judges take to immediately.’ “

Charlie is commercially minded and is able to offer advice and commercial solutions. Charlie gets to grips with things very quickly, he is very accessible and presents well.”

Charlie is an exceptional and persuasive advocate, with a calm but imposing advocacy style. He also displays a meticulous attention to detail when working on papers and builds easy rapport with clients.”

Charlie is known for his work in company and chancery litigation, with a particular skill for understanding complex financial details. ‘He gets to grips with matters very quickly and has a great economic background. He presents in a friendly way which is effective.’ “

Charlie is commercial, good with numbers, and able to get to the heart of matters quickly.”

Charlie  is particularly well regarded for his commercial nous and sector expertise in financial services, which is supported by 15 years’ prior experience as an investment banker. ‘Charlie is an excellent commercial counsel. He has a good court presence and excellent client skills.’ “

Charlie is a traditional chancery practitioner with a specialism in Inheritance Act 1975 claims and experience with high-value estates and complex wills. ‘He is great with clients, pragmatic in his approach and advice, and prompt with production of advice.’ ‘Charlie provides very clear advice, understandable to the lay client and provides useful strategic input in guiding the litigation.’ “

Charlie  is particularly well regarded for his commercial nous and sector expertise in financial services, which is supported by 15 years’ prior experience as an investment banker. ‘Charlie is an excellent commercial counsel. He has a good court presence and excellent client skills.’

Charlie is commercially minded and extremely able, and has a solution-focussed depth to his advice.”

Charlie is known for his work in company and chancery litigation, with a particular skill for understanding complex financial details. He has experience appearing before both the High Court and the Court of Appeal.”

Charlie is commercially minded and extremely able. He is good at quickly getting to grips with the crux of a complicated factual matrix. He offers commercial solutions to intractable problems.”

Charlie is commercially minded, extremely able and has a solution-focussed depth to his advice.”

Charlie is very responsive, and demonstrates excellent client rapport.”

He is very responsive, with excellent client-handling skills.”

Charlie is strong in his analysis of legal points.”

He is very responsive, and demonstrates excellent client rapport.”

Charlie is robust in his approach but deals with clients very well. He is very methodical and gets to grips with cases quickly.”

Charlie is great at providing pragmatic and decisive advice in a straightforward manner. You can tell that he has had a career before he was a barrister – he understands the client as well as the law.”

Excellent – flexible, supportive and very easy to work with.”

Commercially astute, hard-working, and very responsive.”

A clear thinking, positive and precise barrister whose advice is accessible and practical.”

Commercially astute. Hard working. Very responsive and easy to work with.”

Charlie is excellent in court and provides concise, commercially astute advice.”

Traditional chancery practitioner with a specialism in Inheritance Act 1975 claims and experience with high-value estates and complex wills. ‘He rolls up his sleeves and gets his hands dirty, but still keeps in mind the client’s interests all the way through.’ “

Charlie is particularly well regarded for his commercial nous and sector expertise in financial services, which is supported by 15 years’ prior experience as an investment banker. ‘He’s very user-friendly and commercial, and quickly becomes part of the team. He’s particularly good on unfair prejudice petitions and shareholder disputes.’ ‘He’s very, very good on his feet.’ “

He is excellent in court and provides concise, commercially astute advice.”

Traditional chancery practitioner with a specialism in Inheritance Act 1975 claims and experience with high-value estates and complex wills. ‘He rolls up his sleeves and gets his hands dirty, but still keeps in mind the client’s interests all the way through.’”

Charlie provides an exemplary service, and is extremely thorough and commercially minded. He is well liked by clients, diligent in his preparation and excellent in court. ‘He easily gets his head around complicated matters, providing sound and practical advice.’ “

Reassuring in court and excellent in front of a judge.”

Traditional chancery practitioner with a specialism in Inheritance Act 1975 claims and experience with high-value estates and complex wills. ‘Always gets an extremely good result. He deals with complicated cases very well and doesn’t lose his cool, navigating the case with confidence and professionalism. His advice is always really good across the board.’ ‘He is extremely impressive and has a really good handle on matters. His analytical abilities and skill with numbers are really well appreciated.’ “

Charlie was brilliant, the hardest-working counsel I have seen – he worked incredibly hard. He had excellent knowledge of the financial aspects of a case in light of his background in finance. He’s very approachable and knowledgeable, a good all-rounder.”

Charlie exudes confidence and commercial awareness.”

Charlie is particularly well regarded for his commercial nous and sector expertise in financial services, which is supported by 15 years’ prior experience as an investment banker. He is also regularly instructed in cases concerning partnership law and insolvency. ‘He’s an excellent commercial barrister and very good value for money. He is good on his feet and provides good written work’.”