Spike Charlwood

Year of call: 1994

Specialist areas: Professional negligence and insurance law

Education: Queens’ College, Cambridge (MA (Hons) in law (Double First)); Bar Vocational Course

• Zurich v Karim [2006] EWHC 3355 (QB) - solicitors' professional indemnity insurance
• Hobson v Ashton Morton Slack [2006] EWHC 1134 (QB) – Group Litigation Orders

Publications and lectures

• Contribution and professionals: an overview of the 1978 Act, alternatives to it, and its relationship with contributory negligence (2007) Journal of Professional negligence, vol.23, no.2, p.82

"Spike Charlwood is an extremely well-regarded junior with an impressive caseload of multimillion-pound claims across the full spectrum of professional negligence. He is 'clever, clear and very good on the technical issues'. He further benefits from having a 'confident and relaxed manner'. One magnanimous fellow barrister stated: 'He wiped the floor with me'." Chambers UK 2012

"Clients say he has 'a great deal of courage and ingenuity' and a 'really excellent understanding of legal technicalities'." Chambers UK 2011

"Tipped for great things, is Spike Charlwood. Commentators feel that it 'won't be too long until Charlwood takes silk' such is the strength of his reputation as a leading junior. He acts for a number of insurers and is particularly active when it comes to claims involving solicitors." Chambers UK 2010

"Spike Charlwood is ‘simply outstanding'." Legal 500 2010

"Spike Charlwood is 'academically brilliant and has a sensible approach to the law'." Chambers UK 2009