Charlotte Evans

Charlotte has developed a reputation for her personable and down-to-earth manner with professional and lay clients alike. Her high level of preparation leaves courts feeling relaxed, as though everything is under control.

Recent instructions include:

• R v E (2026) – Securing an acquittal for a client accused of kidnapping, false imprisonment, casting a corrosive fluid with intent, and threatening with a bladed article.
• R v M (2026) – Prosecuting a trial concerning an allegation of wounding with intent, resulting in an amputation, where identification was disputed. There was a negative VIPER. The prosecution relied entirely on circumstantial evidence, including cell site evidence and DNA, to obtain a conviction.
• R v K (2026) – Defending a client in a 7-defendant violent disorder trial where 5 young men were stabbed. Her client was found not guilty.
• R v F, P & P (2026) – Prosecuting a conspiracy to supply 7kg of cocaine. Conviction secured after trial relying entirely on mobile phone data.
• R v M (2025) – Junior prosecuting counsel in a case concerning allegations of sexual and violent offending against family members, with a final indictment containing 31 counts. Over 1,000 hours of video footage was reviewed by junior counsel. Convictions and findings were secured after a 3-week trial.
• R v K (2025) – Junior counsel for the prosecution in a £1.25m fraud trial, resulting in 37 convictions spanning 2 years of offending. The Crown called 60 live witnesses over 3 months. (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yj3rvgeg1o)

Charlotte also has a thriving regulatory practice. She regularly deals with matters involving environmental offences and has experience of working in tandem with the CPS and other prosecuting bodies to build a Crown Court case. Charlotte has been repeatedly complimented on her succinct and effective advocacy in presenting regulatory matters to the court, who are often inexperienced tribunals.

Recent instructions include:

• Prosecution junior in a CPS fraud prosecution which started life as a Trading Standards investigation (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yj3rvgeg1o)
• Instruction in a Crown Court prosecution of illegal discharge of fats, oils and greases.
• Routine instructions to prosecute environmental offences for water authorities and dealing with novel arguments of law as the area develops.