Charles Machin

Charles Machin joined Duchy Chambers (specialist chancery chambers) in Manchester in 1974. In 1984 that chambers moved to new premises in Bridge Street and became Bridge Street Chambers. In 1997 the chambers joined Cobden House Chambers where Charles was Head of the Chancery and Commercial Department.

He joined St. James's Chambers in September 2003.

Charles specialises in chancery and commercial advisory, drafting and litigation work. His emphasis is on property, trusts and company law (contentious and non-contentious). His practice includes (under the heading "property") boundaries and easements, restrictive covenants, commercial leases, mortgages, property contracts and conveyancing. As regards "trusts" his work embraces settlements, wills, inheritance claims, probate and Inheritance Tax. In "company" work Charles advises and litigates in regard to directors' and shareholders' disputes, directors' disqualification proceedings, corporate insolvency and receivership, and commercial contract disputes.

Charles has appeared in several significant and reported cases in the High Court, Court of Appeal and House of Lords, including:-

Wigan Metropolitan BC v. Green (1984) - market traders

Kirklees Metropolitan BC v. Field (1997) - statutory nuisance

Conroy v. Kenny (1999) 1 W.L.R. 1340 - moneylending

Ocean Software v. Kay (1992) Q.B. 583 - computer software contracts

In re: Dale deceased (1994) Ch. 31 - mutual wills

Wibberley v. Insley (1999) 1 W.L.R. 894 - boundaries

Charles resides in Stoke-on-Trent and takes conferences (by arrangement) at his home for the convenience of solicitors and clients based in that area.

Charles interests are sport (ski-ing and football), Christian work, travel, reading.