Charlotte Kenny

Call 1993

kenny@exchangechambers.co.uk

"Charlotte is a formidable trial lawyer who shows a steely determination to get the best possible outcome for the client."

The Legal 500, 2025
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  • Recommendations

    “Charlotte is a formidable trial lawyer who shows a steely determination to get the best possible outcome for the client. Throughout the case, she is always approachable and ready to discuss the best tactical approach, she is a first-class performer in court when dealing with the most serious and complex of fraud cases, and she regularly produces outstanding results.”
    The Legal 500 2025

    “Charlotte is an exceptional barrister. She commands the court room and she is an excellent advocate.”
    The Legal 500 2024

    ‘Charlotte is a rigorous, commanding and engaging advocate, known for her meticulous trial preparation and forensic cross examination, she gets results. She has exceptional client care skills and puts people at ease. Clients really trust her to represent them.’
    The Legal 500 2023

    “Able to put clients at their ease from the outset of a case, good analysis of the issues and advice throughout, strong trial advocate.”
    The Legal 500 2022

    “Her cross-examination of vulnerable witnesses is skilled and sensitively undertaken.”
    The Legal 500 2021

    “Meticulous with her preparation and has a very analytical approach to cases.”
    The Legal 500 2020

    “A fierce advocate who commands the courtroom.”
    The Legal 500 2018/19

  • Education

    • BA (Hull) Philosophy (First Class);
    • Diploma in Law (City);
    • Bar Vocational Course (London).

  • Memberships

    • Criminal Bar Association

  • News

Practice Overview

Charlotte is an accomplished advocate and a leading junior for the defence with a comprehensive and wide-ranging experience of serious and complex criminal cases. As a Level 4 prosecutor, the specialist divisions of the Crown Prosecution Service regularly instruct Charlotte as a leading junior in heavyweight cases.

She has extensive litigation and advisory experience in a wide range of substantial fraud cases, large-scale international and national drug conspiracies and other areas of serious crime including money laundering, homicide, armed robbery and firearms offences, serious sexual offences, and child cruelty.

Instructions are also regularly received in complex POCA cases and Charlotte has a comprehensive knowledge of criminal restraint and asset protection.