Professional Practice

Charlotte specialises in all areas of family law, predominantly financial remedy and private law Children Act matters (including claims under Schedule 1). She is ranked as a leading junior in Chambers & Partners, the Spears 500 and the Legal 500, in which she is described, inter alia, as a polished advocate who wins over judges easily, is trusted by clients and gives sensible, commercial advice. 

Prior to joining chambers, Charlotte spent a year working as a paralegal in the family department of Withers LLP assisting on a number of high value financial disputes including Tchenguiz-Imerman v Imerman [2012] EWHC 4277 (Fam) and [2013] EWHC 3627.

• Recommendations

  "An excellent all-round advocate, who is diligent in her preparation. She offers thoughtful yet commercial advice." "She's bright, considered and analytical."

  Chambers and Partners 2025

  "Charlotte is exceptional with clients: empathetic while remaining professional and objective."

  Legal 500 2025

  "Charlotte Trace provides great reassurance to clients when in court and is meticulous in ensuring they understand the process. She's always read all of the papers and knows where everything is. Her advocacy is outstanding for her call; she makes forceful submissions and is not afraid to make arguments on the weaker points." "Charlotte is an excellent and detailed advocate, who provides sensible, commercial advice." "She's a real fighter, who is trusted by clients."

  Chambers and Partners 2024

  "Charlotte is bright, hard-working and with tremendous attention to detail. She has fantastic client care skills and always ensures that the client's concerns are front and centre of her advice."

  Legal 500 2024

  “Charlotte Trace is a brilliant people person, who’s technically very good and always very approachable” “Charlotte is both sensitive to clients’ needs and incredibly tenacious. She’ll never give up and will work tirelessly for her client”

  Chambers and Partners 2023

  ‘Charlotte is thorough in her preparation and makes sure she knows the case inside out. She has an extremely sharp mind and carefully puts her documents together. She is a confident advocate and is quick to think on her feet. She reads the court room well and knows when a judge has heard enough. She instantly builds a great rapport and is calm under pressure.’

  Legal 500 2023

  "She's well prepared, detailed and good with clients. Her advocacy is smooth and skilful, and she wins judges over easily." "Measured, forceful and to the point." "She's motivated and dedicated to her clients."

  Chambers and Partners 2022

  "A very polished advocate, who has a fantastic ability to assimilate detail and present it in the best possible way for her client and the case."

  Legal 500 2022

  ‘She is thorough, astute and great with clients,’ says an industry observer of Charlotte Trace. Regarded by many as an emerging star of the family bar, Trace is regularly instructed in cases involving financial remedy and private law Children Act matters (including claims under Schedule 1), as well as acting as a junior to the leading silks in her chambers.’

  Spears 500 2022 and Spears Family Law Index 2021, included as one of the ‘top recommended family law barristers’

  “Thorough, diligent and someone who builds a rapport with clients quickly. Charlotte is pragmatic in her approach and highly effective.” “Incredibly detailed and well prepared” “She can read clients well and tailor her advice accordingly”

  Chambers and Partners 2021

  “a star in the making”

  Legal 500 2021

  Matrimonial finance practitioner with growing expertise in high net worth disputes. She often handles matters with jurisdictional issues and offshore assets, and is well regarded for her knowledge of all manner of financial issues. Strengths: "Has the ability to grasp the complex financial matrix quickly and discover what is and what is not important. The speed and accuracy with which she works is impressive." "She's a tenacious and forceful advocate who gets results without coming across as being too aggressive.”

  Chambers and Partners 2020

• Notable Cases

  • IU v OS & Ors
    [2020] EWFC 98
    Read Judgment
  • Taiga v Ogbedo
    [2020] EWHC 3578 (Fam)
    Read Judgment

• Personal Information

  Charlotte was educated at Christ’s College, Cambridge before undertaking the Graduate Diploma in Law and Bar Professional Training Course at The City Law School, London. She is a Denning Scholar of Lincoln’s Inn.