Charles Enderby-Smith
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Up and Coming : Sanctions
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About
Provided by Charles Enderby-Smith
Practice Areas
Charlie regularly advises on international law, commercial and media disputes. He maintains a leading practice in international sanctions, spanning international administrative and judicial challenges before various tribunals including the authorities and courts of the EU, the UK, the US and the UN.
Charlie maintains a pioneering sanctions practice, with his cases often testing new rules and legislation, and establishing important principles of law. He is highlighted as a recommended lawyer in the Legal 500, where he is also referred to as a “future superstar”.
As well as maintaining a strong public international law practice (most notably through his work on international sanctions) Charlie regularly advises on contractual, banking, company law, harassment, libel, privacy and wider media disputes (both pre- and post-publication); more often than not in an international and multi-jurisdictional context. His client base includes high-profile, celebrity, corporate and high and ultra-high net worth individuals.
Charlie’s views are often sought by media outlets as an authority on sanctions, and he has written widely on this topic and others.
Charlie’s qualities include great attention to detail, strategic and creative thinking and a highly sympathetic approach to clients and their specific concerns.
Career
Prior to joining Carter-Ruck, Charlie worked for a magic circle law firm, spending time in its London and Hong Kong offices.
Chambers Review
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Charles Enderby-Smith advises corporate groups and individuals on challenges to sanctions. He regularly works with individuals based in the Middle East.
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Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Charles is specialised in the sanctions world. He is an immediate port of call for any client with sanctions issues."
"Charles is truly a super sanctions specialist. He is an expert in the area."
"There's a realism with him about what points work and how a case should be run."
"Charles is specialised in the sanctions world. He is an immediate port of call for any client with sanctions issues."
"Charles is truly a super sanctions specialist. He is an expert in the area."
"There's a realism with him about what points work and how a case should be run."
Articles, highlights and press releases
4 items provided by Carter-Ruck
Carter-Ruck client Vladimir Plahotniuc wins sanctions challenge in European Court of Justice
Moldovan politician and businessman Vladimir Gheorghe Plahotniuc has been successful in challenging the 2023 restrictive measures imposed upon him by the EU Council.
EU Council Reimburses Nizar Assaad’s Legal Costs After EU Court Annuls Unlawful Sanctions
Mr Nizar Assaad has been paid a significant contribution towards his legal costs by the EU Council. This payment follows Mr Assaad’s successful action for annulment of unlawful sanctions before the EU General Court.
Law360: UK Damages Cap Threatens Rights of Sanctions Targets
There has been no shortage lately of legislative tinkering with the framework governing the UK’s sanctions regime. With sanctions becoming an ever-increasingly important and prolific foreign policy tool these alterations are growing in consequence.
His Majesty King Juan Carlos Alfonso Victor María de Borbón y Borbón wins sovereign immunity appeal
The Court of Appeal (King LJ, Simler LJ and Popplewell LJ) has today delivered judgment upholding the claim to sovereign immunity of His Majesty King Juan Carlos I in respect of allegations of pre-abdication conduct made against him by Corinna Zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (the “Claimant”).
Carter-Ruck client Vladimir Plahotniuc wins sanctions challenge in European Court of Justice
Moldovan politician and businessman Vladimir Gheorghe Plahotniuc has been successful in challenging the 2023 restrictive measures imposed upon him by the EU Council.
EU Council Reimburses Nizar Assaad’s Legal Costs After EU Court Annuls Unlawful Sanctions
Mr Nizar Assaad has been paid a significant contribution towards his legal costs by the EU Council. This payment follows Mr Assaad’s successful action for annulment of unlawful sanctions before the EU General Court.
Law360: UK Damages Cap Threatens Rights of Sanctions Targets
There has been no shortage lately of legislative tinkering with the framework governing the UK’s sanctions regime. With sanctions becoming an ever-increasingly important and prolific foreign policy tool these alterations are growing in consequence.
His Majesty King Juan Carlos Alfonso Victor María de Borbón y Borbón wins sovereign immunity appeal
The Court of Appeal (King LJ, Simler LJ and Popplewell LJ) has today delivered judgment upholding the claim to sovereign immunity of His Majesty King Juan Carlos I in respect of allegations of pre-abdication conduct made against him by Corinna Zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (the “Claimant”).