St John’s Chambers is very pleased to announce that Charles Shwenn has joined our Commercial and Chancery team.
Charles practises in property and commercial law. He is regularly instructed across these disciplines in complex and high-value litigation. He has assisted both corporate and individual clients at all stages including: initial and ongoing advice, drafting pleadings, alternative dispute resolution, interim and final hearings.
In his property practice, Charles advises and represents clients in residential, agricultural and commercial settings. In particular, in real property matters, Charles’ professional clients appreciate the combination of technical advice with a practical appreciation as to the ancillary pressures associated with long-running property litigation. In this respect, Charles has specific expertise in evaluating and addressing complexities arising from the costs of long-running real estate litigation both during the currency of proceedings and following their conclusion.
Charles summarises the decision in A1 Properties (Sunderland) Ltd v Tudor Rose Studios RTM Company [2024] UKSC 27 and the Soneji approach to statutory construction. Read full article here.
Charles’ commercial clients have included sole traders, small to medium-sized enterprises, statutory bodies, national and multinational organisations. He has been instructed to represent and advise clients across a spectrum of commercial matters including contractual disputes (including those concerning business-to-business, consumer and public bodies), statutory causes of action and proceedings concerning national non-domestic rates.
Charles also takes a keen interest in the costs of civil litigation and brings this consideration to his real estate and commercial practice in helping clients achieve commercially-sensible outcomes.
We are delighted to welcome Charles to St John’s. He specialises in all aspects of chancery and commercial work, and has a particular interest in real property disputes. Charles comes with glowing recommendations from those who have instructed him, and adds further strength and depth to our team.”
Christopher Jones, Head of Chancery and Commercial Practice Group
I am delighted to be joining the the Chancery and Commercial team at St John’s Chambers – they have a fantastic reputation in all of my core areas of practice. I look forward to working closely with all the excellent members and staff.”
Charles Shwenn, Barrister
To find out more about Charles see here. If you would like to instruct Charles please contact his clerks on 0117 923 4740 or email [email protected].