Charles Brasted
PartnerLondon

Biography
Described as a 'public law guru' by Legal 500 and‘brilliantly creative and intellectually first-rate’ byChambers UK, Charles Brasted works at the intersectionof business and government.

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He helps businesses engage effectively in the making of
the laws, regulations and policies that affect them. He
also helps governments, regulators and otherpolicymakers to take robust decisions.

EmailCharles is a seasoned litigator and a Solicitor Advocate
whose practice is underpinned by his experience ofacting in commercial judicial reviews and other legalchallenges before UK Courts and tribunals, theEuropean Court of Justice and the European Court of
Human Rights (top-ranked in Chambers and Legal500).

PracticesHis experience spans a wide range of industries, acting
for claimants, defendants and interested parties inhigh-profile and complex matters in heavily regulated
sectors such as energy, financial services, gambling, life
sciences, media and telecoms. Charles uses thatexperience to help clients to develop and delivercomprehensive strategies that combine effective andtimely policy advocacy with hard-edged legal
arguments based on UK constitutional andadministrative law, EU law, international law andhuman rights law.
Charles leads our global regulatory practice in the UKand, as head of our public law and policy practice, has+44 20 7296 5025

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+44 20 7296 2001

charles.brasted@hoganlovells.com

Administrative and Public Law
Gambling Law
Government Relations and Public
Affairs
Litigation Services
Business and Human Rights
Sovereigns

Industries
Aerospace and Defense
Automotive and Mobility
Manufacturing and Industrials
Energy and Natural Resources
Financial Institutions
Life Sciences and Health Carebeen at the forefront of developing our innovative
approach to government affairs and policy advocacy,which brings together legal knowledge, dispute
resolution experience and government affairs skills in aseamless team. That team won the Financial Times
Innovative Lawyers Europe 2020 award for mostinnovative team. Charles also plays a leading role in ourBrexit Taskforce and was highly commended by the The
Law Society in Gazette Legal Personality of the Year
2020 category for his exceptional client and publicfacing work as part of the Hogan Lovells Brexit
taskforce.

Technology and Telecoms
Transportation and Logistics

Areas of focus
Aviation Legislation and Policy
BrexitIERP Dispute Resolution
Foreign Government Representation
Artificial Intelligence

Representative experience
Successfully defending ITV in a judicial review
challenge regarding its broadcast coverage of the 2019
General Elections.

Education and admissions
Education

Twice successfully representing Uber in appeals against
TfL, securing its ability to continue operating in London.

M.A. (Cantab), University ofCambridge

Advising a number of businesses and government
bodies on regulatory and policy responses to COVID19.

Memberships

Advising Uber on an ongoing basis on its regulatory
strategy to support the growth of its innovative service
in regulated markets.
Advising The Crown Estate on a range of constitutional
issues, including the design and drafting of thelegislative package to deliver Scottish devolution andrelated constitutional issues.
Advising a drug manufacturer on navigating a
Parliamentary inquiry and negotiations with the UK
Government reaching an unprecedented agreement toprovide life-changing treatment for cystic fibrosis.
Acting for a US-based life sciences innovator to secure
patient access to a life-saving treatment for an ultrarare disease.
Advising the Gambling Commission on the design anddelivery of the competition for the fourth National
Lottery Licence.

Constitutional and Administrative
Law Bar Association
UK Association for European Law(Committee member)
City of London Solicitors' Company(Liveryman)
Human Rights Lawyers' Association
TheCityUK, Committee Member(Public Affairs Group)

Bar admissions andqualifications
Solicitor, England and Wales

Court admissions
Senior Courts of England and Wales

Acting for oil drilling companies in a judicial review
challenge and CJEU proceedings against primarylegislation imposing additional tax burden.
Acting for Libyan State institutions to establish
constitutional basis for control of assets, including
releasing monies subject to sanctions.
Advising on Freedom of Information Act requests fordetails of communications with the UK Government inrelation to Brexit.
Acting in successful UK and European Court of Human
Rights proceedings to recover monies owed by a
Ukrainian State-owned entity.
Acting for Stansted Airport in successfully securing firstde-regulation of an airport by the CAA under theAirports Act 2012.
Advising Ofgem on major regulatory projects, including
smart metering, environmental programmes andindustry code reform.
Acting for the Gibraltar Gambling Commissioner in a
judicial review against introduction of extra-territorial
regulation of remote gambling operators.
Advising NATS on public law and regulatory issues,
including engagement and litigation, relating toaviation economic, safety and environmental matters.
Acting for a mobile network operator in judicial review
and CAT proceedings challenging Ofcom's proposed
auction of next-generation radio spectrum.
Acting for the BT Pension Scheme in relation to Stateaid, regulatory and legislative issues arising from
Crown guarantee.
Acting for Ofgem in resisting a number of legal
challenges, including the first CMA code modification
appeal.
Advising the UK Government on public law andlegislative issues relating to the monetisation of thestudent loans portfolio.

Awards and rankings

Accolades"an exceptionally intelligent publiclawyer whose analysis is superb"

Chambers UK
Charles Brasted: a superb publiclawyer with tremendous personal
charm and legal creativity

Legal 500
Described as "brilliantly creative andintellectually first-rate" by sources,
who laud him as "probably the bestin the commercial regulatory field."

Chambers UK"Charles Brasted offers clear
analytical thinking on judicial review
issues and is available at the drop ofa hat. ... He knows the law
fantastically, has a good sense ofwhat happens in litigation, and good
judgement."

Chambers UK"He has a really good eye forlitigation. He has a great
understanding of the law and also
great tactical sense."

Chambers UK"One of the best in the country ... anexceptional individual andprofessional"

Highly Commended, Gazette Legal Personality of theYear, The Law Society, 2020
Administrative and Public Law (Tier 1), Legal 500,2021
Winner of Innovative Team award, FT Innovative
Lawyers Europe, 2020
Administrative and Public Law (Band 1), Chambers
UK, 2018-2020
Parliamentary and Public Affairs (Band 1), Chambers
UK, 2018-2020
Brexit, Legal 500 UK, 2017-2020
Public International Law (Tier 2), Legal 500 UK, 20172020
Hot 100, The Lawyer, 2019
Acritas Stars, Acritas Stars Independently Rated
Lawyers, 2017-2020
Administrative and Public Law, SuperLawyers, 2017
Pro Bono Team of the Year, Lawyer Awards, 2012

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