Charlotte Noddings

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“Charlotte’s advocacy is of a very high standard. She can think one step ahead of the prosecution and prepare accordingly.”
Rising Star- The Legal 500 (2026)
“Charlotte is a respectful, persuasive yet forceful and tenacious advocate, and displays very sound judgement and skill.”
Rising Star-The Legal 500 (2025)
“Very thorough, efficient and understanding”
Client Testimonial 2024
“She seemed relaxed and confident in court and it was clear that she knew where she wanted the case to go…She is clearly going to make an extremely good criminal Barrister and I look forward to working with her again”
Solicitor Testimonial
“She was brilliant, you should use her more”
Client Testimonial to Solicitors

Personal profile

Charlotte has recently joined Chambers from the North Eastern Circuit, where she has built her reputation as a confident and conscientious junior who goes above and beyond for both her professional and lay clients.

Charlotte was called to the Bar in 2019. For the first 5 years of her career, she practised in the North of England where she built a busy criminal practice both prosecuting and defending. Her expertise has been recognised by the Legal 500, in which she has been ranked a Rising Star both in 2025 and 2026.

Charlotte receives instructions in a broad range of criminal cases including drugs, theft, violence, fraud and driving matters. As a result, Charlotte is confident acting in all stages of the criminal process.

Frequently instructed as a led junior for both the prosecution and defence, Charlotte has a good understanding of the disclosure process and handling cases with large volumes of both served evidence and unused material.

Recommendations

Charlotte’s advocacy is of a very high standard. She can think one step ahead of the prosecution and prepare accordingly.

― Rising Star- The Legal 500 (2026)

Charlotte is a respectful, persuasive yet forceful and tenacious advocate, and displays very sound judgement and skill.

― Rising Star-The Legal 500 (2025)

Very thorough, efficient and understanding

― Client Testimonial 2024

She seemed relaxed and confident in court and it was clear that she knew where she wanted the case to go…She is clearly going to make an extremely good criminal Barrister and I look forward to working with her again

― Solicitor Testimonial

She was brilliant, you should use her more

― Client Testimonial to Solicitors

Crime

Featured Cases

R v MT [2025] – Sheffield Crown Court

Successfully prosecuted a defendant for causing grievous bodily harm with intent. The mechanism of assault was a punch and a stamp. The actions of the defendant caused life-changing injuries to the complainant.

R v JC [2025] – Leeds Crown Court

Defended a man of good character charged with rape. Charlotte successfully argued for evidence to be adduced before the jury under the Section 41 provisions. He was unanimously acquitted.

R v IF [2025] Leeds Crown Court

Instructed as junior counsel for the defence in a murder trial.

R v HH [2025] – Leeds Crown Court

Defended a man of good character who was accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a young woman. He was unanimously acquitted by the jury.

R v Anderson and others [2025] – Leeds Crown Court

Acted as junior counsel for the prosecution in a multi-handed attempted murder trial. All the defendants were found guilty of attempted murder after a 3 week trial.

R v JB [2024] – Nottingham Crown Court

Instructed to act as junior defence counsel for a landowner in a multi-handed Environmental Agency prosecution.

R v JK and others (2023) – Liverpool Crown Court

Led junior in a murder trial. The defendant was unanimously acquitted of both murder and manslaughter, following a 6-week trial at Liverpool Crown Court.

R v Hainsworth [2022] EWCA Crim 1496

Successfully overturned a sentence of imprisonment to a suspended sentence order for a woman charged with conspiracy to steal a goat.

R v RF [2022] – Sheffield Crown Court

Secured an acquittal for a defendant accused of assaulting a 14-year-old child and their mother. The defence was defence of another, as the defendant was defending his own daughter.