Charlie Shillito
Charlie is has navigated claims through every level of the English & Welsh judicial system, from the county courts up to the Supreme Court.
Charlie has a particular interest in banking disputes and professional negligence, especially APP fraud and Quincecare claims and negligence claims against solicitors. He also has extensive experience in shareholder and partnership disputes and disputes arising from distribution and licensing agreements.
Charlie represented the Consumer’s Association t/a Which?, acting as an intervening party, in the seminal Supreme Court case of Philipp v Barclays. He is regularly approached for legal commentary on developments relating to APP fraud and has recently featured in Saga Magazine and MLEX. He is also a member of the Professional Negligence Lawyers Association.
Recognised by the legal directories as a leader in his field, Charlie is ranked as a ‘Leading Associate’ in Commercial Litigation in The Legal 500, and a ‘Band 3’ lawyer in Commercial Litigation and “Associate to Watch” in Professional Negligence in Chambers UK. Clients have described him as a ‘a very talented and capable individual’, who ‘engages with the details and merits of the case, and has sound judgement’ and ‘removes any stress from the process’.
Charlie qualified in 2017 into the financial services disputes team at an international law firm. During his time there he was seconded to Lloyds Bank Plc’s retail and consumer finance litigation team. He joined Penningtons Manches Cooper in 2020 from a leading global insurance law firm, where he specialised in professional negligence.