Skip to main content

Clifford Chance
Charles Joseph

Charles Joseph

Senior Associate

Senior Associate
Charles Joseph

Charles Joseph specialises in complex, high-value commercial and competition litigation, often spanning multiple jurisdictions, as well as private wealth disputes. He has extensive trial and appellate experience, and particular expertise in the TMT, sports and financial services sectors.

Commercial Litigation

  • Representing ING in its successful defence of High Court and Court of Appeal proceedings seeking payment under a performance bond, involving complex sanctions issues arising from the claimant’s ownership structure.
  • Representing a Premier League football club in high-profile disciplinary proceedings relating to alleged breaches of the Premier League rules.
  • Representing EE in its successful defence of High Court and Court of Appeal proceedings alleging breaches of express and implied good faith obligations in a purported relational contract.
  • Representing BT in High Court proceedings concerning alleged early termination charges under a major telecommunications contract.
     

Competition Litigation

  • Representing EE in the High Court and Court of Appeal in its successful defence of a standalone claim brought by the administrators of Phones 4u, alleging anti-competitive collusion between mobile network operators.
  • Representing Cermaq in standalone High Court and Competition Appeal Tribunal proceedings brought by various UK supermarkets, alleging anti-competitive collusion in the market for farmed Atlantic salmon. 
  • Advising a FTSE 100 company in relation to an opt-out collective action in the Competition Appeal Tribunal alleging abuse of dominance.
     

Private Wealth 

  • Advising a global trustee on the contested partition of family trust assets worth $400m, involving parallel proceedings in London, New York, Guernsey, the Isle of Man and the British Virgin Islands.
  • Representing ultra high net worth individuals in High Court proceedings concerning the ownership of a valuable art collection.

News and client work

View all news and client work featuring Charles Joseph

Contact details

Career & qualifications

  • University of Oxford (BA) 2013
  • Stanford University (MA) 2014
  • Joined Clifford Chance 2016
  • Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales 2018

Awards and citations

  • "The best banking litigator of his generation."
    Legal 500 2027: Commercial Litigation
  • "Strong substantive expertise paired with an excellent, collaborative approach; responsive and easy to work with."
    Legal 500 2027: Competition Litigation
  • "Charles Joseph has mind-boggling attention to detail. He shows amazing commitment and gets fantastic results."
    Legal 500 2027: Competition Litigation
  • "A force of nature."
    Legal 500 2025: Contentious Trusts and Probate
  • "An excellent lawyer and an excellent and tireless detail person."
    Legal 500 2022: Contentious Trusts and Probate
  • "Masters every aspect of huge case files."
    Legal 500 2021: Commercial Litigation