Charlotte Yates
Senior Counsel
Jersey
Charlotte Yates is a Senior Counsel in Walkers' Insolvency and Dispute Resolution team in Jersey.
Her practice predominantly involves advising in relation to contentious and non-contentious trust applications with an international element, advising both trustees and beneficiaries. She also has experience advising on cross-border commercial litigation and contentious insolvency matters.
Charlotte Yates always makes herself available and can be relied on to deal impeccably even with the most difficult cases.
Experience and recent work
Charlotte has experience in all types of trust disputes, including contentious and non-contentious blessing applications, mistake applications, trustee appointment and removals, capacity representations, Beddoe hearings and breach of trust disputes.
She is recognised as a 'Rising Star' by Legal 500 and qualified as a Jersey Advocate in 2024.
Prior to joining Walkers in 2020, Charlotte completed her training contract at Stephenson Harwood LLP, where she practised for two years afterwards, before relocating to Jersey.
She is recognised as a 'Rising Star' by Legal 500 and qualified as a Jersey Advocate in 2024.
Prior to joining Walkers in 2020, Charlotte completed her training contract at Stephenson Harwood LLP, where she practised for two years afterwards, before relocating to Jersey.
Qualifications
Admitted in:
- Jersey
- England and Wales
Education
- BA (Hons) in English Literature, Durham University
- Postgraduate Diploma in Law, BPP Law School in London
- Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice, BPP Law School in London
2026 - Legal 500 – Dispute Resolution – Rising Star:
"Charlotte Yates always makes herself available and can be relied on to deal impeccably even with the most difficult cases."
"Charlotte Yates is a high performer, all across the detail, and very responsive."
2023 - Legal 500 – Dispute Resolution – Rising Star
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