Charlotte Image-Flower

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"She is a superb lawyer - Charlotte is emotionally intelligent and committed to her work"Chambers UK 2023
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Charlotte is a highly experienced specialist in private and public children law and care proceedings. She has practised in this field exclusively since qualifying in 2010 and joined Dawson Cornwell in 2020 being made up to partner in 2024.

Charlotte has been recognised as “Up and Coming” by Chambers 2025 and a “Next Generation Partner” by The Legal 500 2025.

She is a Resolution Accredited Specialist in Public Children Law and Domestic Abuse as well as a member of the Law Society Children Panel.

Additionally Charlotte is an appointed member of the Law Society Children’s Law Sub Committee, an appointed member of the Resolution Legal Aid Committee, a member of the Association of Lawyers for Children, the Franco-British Lawyers Society and Resolution. As an expert public children law practitioner she is also an active member of both the Central Family Court and the East London Family Court Duty Solicitors’ Scheme.

In February 2024 Charlotte was appointed to sit on the South Eastern Circuit within the Civil and Family jurisdictions.

She has lectured students at BPP Law School, the College of Law and Anglia Ruskin University and has also acted as a mentor for Young Legal Aid Lawyers. 

Charlotte is a fluent French speaker with dual French and UK nationality. 

Awards & Recognitions
Rankings

Up and Coming
Charlotte Image-Flower specialises in public children law. She regularly handles child care proceedings and has particular strength in cases involving domestic violence allegations as well as complex mental health concerns. "Charlotte is a strong and technical lawyer who is well placed to take on complex public law matters." "Charlotte is a rising star at the firm. Her knowledge of the subject area is immense and she has an incredible eye for detail." "She gets to the crux of the matter and is enthusiastically drawn into cases. She is very good in ensuring there is communication between counsel, the client and herself. It's a real team effort." "Charlotte provided me with invaluable case law and was there for me throughout." "Charlotte is a very good lawyer and somebody who you can depend on as a hard-working, consistent presence to progress the case well."
Chambers UK 2025

Next Generation Partner
"Charlotte Image-Flower is a public law care specialist of high ability and experience, particularly, in my own knowledge of her, in international public law cases. She is accurate, incisive and forensic in her approach, and is a force to be reckoned with."
Legal 500 2025

Up and Coming
Charlotte Image-Flower specialises in public children law with particular strength in cases involving domestic violence allegations. “Charlotte shows quite remarkable insight into the nuances of a case. Despite her obvious intellect and rapid-fire processing speed for complex data, she remains empathetic and she is able to pace her thoughts to the situation and take her clients with her in explanations of these issues.” “She is and committed to working collaboratively, ready to respond to issues as they arise and well-versed in advocacy.” “Charlotte is utterly dedicated to her clients and their lives. She is tenacious and persistent in exploring every possible avenue but also kind, compassionate and caring with the client themselves.”
Chambers UK 2024

Rising Star
"Charlotte Image-Flower is a fantastic practitioner. She applies her intelligence to find appropriate solutions in the most difficult of cases."
Legal 500 2024

Associate to Watch
Charlotte Image-Flower specialises in public children law with particular strength in cases involving domestic violence allegations. "She is a superb lawyer - Charlotte is emotionally intelligent and committed to her work." "Charlotte is an extremely good lawyer on complex care cases." "She grasps the issues quickly, provides excellent position statements and is passionate about getting the right outcome for her client." "Charlotte was very detailed and made sure she covered all aspects of the case." "She manages all aspects of a case seamlessly and with passion." 
Chambers UK 2023

Recommended Lawyer
Charlotte Image-Flower was again named as a "Recommended Lawyer".
Legal 500 2023

Recommended Lawyer
"Of particular note...Charlotte Image-Flower".
Legal 500 2022

Charlotte Image-Flower is "particularly impressive".
Legal 500 2017

Media
  • Quoted in Guardian Newspaper article "Lawyers who head for the High Street" (December 2012)
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