Charlie is an exceptional advocate. He is clear, concise and confidence-inspiring. He provides a stand-out service to clients and instructing solicitors. (The Legal 500 2026)
Overview
Charlie is an experienced family law practitioner with a busy practice specialising in Financial Remedies. Before becoming a barrister Charlie trained and practiced as a solicitor in the family law team at Farrer & Co, one of London’s leading family law firms.
Practice Areas
Charlie has wide experience of financial remedy applications and has worked with clients with asset values ranging from modest amounts into the billions. He has particular expertise in cases involving complex asset structures including private businesses, family trusts and offshore assets and is experienced in cases upholding or attacking prenuptial agreements. Charlie has been instructed on a number of enforcement cases and recently acted in a case in the High Court which led to the recovery for the client of over £1m. He has also had wide exposure to TLATA cases relating to the division of property between unmarried parties.
Charlie sits as a Private FDR evaluator.
Cases & Publications
Reported Cases
Charlie represented the respondent to an unusual Schedule 1 application, where the payer lived overseas and sought to bring a Schedule 1 claim against himself in the UK in order to supplant a foreign child maintenance order. The court agreed with the respondent that the case should be heard in California, where the payer lived, and that the drafting of Schedule 1 does not allow an applicant to seek an order against themselves.
XX, YY and Child H (Rev1) [2022] EWFC 10 (19 January 2022)
Charlie represented a Romanian mother with an intellectual disability, taking instructions from the Official Solicitor, in a High Court case that saw Mrs Justice Knowles issue guidance in cases where a parent has a learning disability.
Articles
Testimonials
'Charlie is incredibly skilled in all aspects of the job. His advocacy is excellent, he sets out his client's case in a calm yet assertive manner, he is clear, organised and thorough, with a quiet sense of authority. He is great with clients even in the most stressful of situations and works collaboratively with instructing solicitors.’ (The Legal 500 2025)
'You did an amazing job today. I've been very impressed with your ability to assimilate a high volume of information and cut-to-the-quick, a real skill. You were 100% on top of your game and it showed.' – client feedback
'You have been so enormously helpful, with a steadying influence and very perceptive insights… My most grateful thanks for your ‘above and beyond’ assistance'
‘Charlie is well prepared, honest, and reliable. He is extremely skilled at communicating with vulnerable clients.’ The Legal 500 2024 - Family & Children Law Rising Star
'As a social worker of over 23 years in the profession, I am very rarely impressed by legal representation in court but Mr Fikry was simply outstanding… I am so glad I had him on my side'
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