Charles Proctor

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Partner

Banking & Finance

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Expertise

Charles is an experienced banking lawyer with various areas of specialisation.

Firstly, he advises extensively on financial services regulation, including authorisation processes, conduct of business requirements, capital adequacy requirements, anti-money laundering regulations and the issues arising from the insolvency of regulated firms. He has also advised extensively on associated areas including the impact of sanctions against Russia and other countries.

Secondly, he also undertakes a range of transactional work, including corporate and real estate lending, trade finance, asset-based lending, Islamic finance and similar areas. He also works in the restructuring and insolvency arena.

Thirdly, he has advised on more specialist areas involving international organisations, central banks and similar official entities, with particular reference to sovereign immunity.

Separately, Charles also has a distinguished record of publication in the banking and financial filed – details are given below.

Charles Advises

  • Banks
  • Investment firms
  • Corporate borrowers and issuers
  • Central banks

Experience Highlights

  • Advised the lender on £100m Shariah compliant facility to fund residential and office properties in SW1.
  • Advised an asset-based lender on a £40m facility for a property development and care home group.
  • Advised a Japanese bank on a series of pre-export financing arrangements.
  • Advised an international luxury goods company on anti-money laundering, bribery and sanctions policies.
  • Advised an international bank on concentration risk and large exposures under the Capital Requirements Regulation.
  • Advised a major US bank on regulatory requirements applicable to mortgage and other business for high-net-worth customers in UK/Europe.
  • Advised a range of law firms on compliance with sanctions imposed against Russia following the invasion of Ukraine.
  • Advised a central bank on impact of State immunity in various countries.

Publications

  • International Payment Obligations—A Legal Perspective – a 600 page text published by Butterworths (1997).
  • The Euro and the Financial Markets—The Legal Impact of EMU –a 250 page text published by Jordans (1999).
  • The Law and Practice of International Banking – an 800 page text published by Oxford University Press (2015).
  • Mann and Proctor on the Law of Money – a 700 page text published by Oxford University Press (2022).
  • Numerous published articles in specialised areas (eg, on the potential disintegration of the euro area following the Greek crisis, and alleged currency manipulation by China).

Career History

Previous Law firms

  • Norton Rose (now Norton Rose Fulbright), Partner (1981–2001)
  • Tite & Lewis (now Lawrence Graham), Partner (2001–04)
  • Nabarros (now CMS), Partner (2004–05)
  • Bird & Bird, Partner (2005–11)
  • Edwards Wildman (now Edwards Wildman Palmer), Partner (2011–12)
  • Fladgate LLP (2013–23)

Memberships

  •  Member of the Monetary Law Committee of the International Law Association

 Education

  • University of Birmingham (LLB 1977, LLD 2000)
  • Guildford College of Law (1978)

Expertise

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Charles is an experienced banking lawyer with various areas of specialisation.

Firstly, he advises extensively on financial services regulation, including authorisation processes, conduct of business requirements, capital adequacy requirements, anti-money laundering regulations and the issues arising from the insolvency of regulated firms. He has also advised extensively on associated areas including the impact of sanctions against Russia and other countries.

Secondly, he also undertakes a range of transactional work, including corporate and real estate lending, trade finance, asset-based lending, Islamic finance and similar areas. He also works in the restructuring and insolvency arena.

Thirdly, he has advised on more specialist areas involving international organisations, central banks and similar official entities, with particular reference to sovereign immunity.

Separately, Charles also has a distinguished record of publication in the banking and financial filed – details are given below.

Charles Advises

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  • Banks
  • Investment firms
  • Corporate borrowers and issuers
  • Central banks

Experience Highlights

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  • Advised the lender on £100m Shariah compliant facility to fund residential and office properties in SW1.
  • Advised an asset-based lender on a £40m facility for a property development and care home group.
  • Advised a Japanese bank on a series of pre-export financing arrangements.
  • Advised an international luxury goods company on anti-money laundering, bribery and sanctions policies.
  • Advised an international bank on concentration risk and large exposures under the Capital Requirements Regulation.
  • Advised a major US bank on regulatory requirements applicable to mortgage and other business for high-net-worth customers in UK/Europe.
  • Advised a range of law firms on compliance with sanctions imposed against Russia following the invasion of Ukraine.
  • Advised a central bank on impact of State immunity in various countries.

Publications

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  • International Payment Obligations—A Legal Perspective – a 600 page text published by Butterworths (1997).
  • The Euro and the Financial Markets—The Legal Impact of EMU –a 250 page text published by Jordans (1999).
  • The Law and Practice of International Banking – an 800 page text published by Oxford University Press (2015).
  • Mann and Proctor on the Law of Money – a 700 page text published by Oxford University Press (2022).
  • Numerous published articles in specialised areas (eg, on the potential disintegration of the euro area following the Greek crisis, and alleged currency manipulation by China).

Career History

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Previous Law firms

  • Norton Rose (now Norton Rose Fulbright), Partner (1981–2001)
  • Tite & Lewis (now Lawrence Graham), Partner (2001–04)
  • Nabarros (now CMS), Partner (2004–05)
  • Bird & Bird, Partner (2005–11)
  • Edwards Wildman (now Edwards Wildman Palmer), Partner (2011–12)
  • Fladgate LLP (2013–23)

Memberships

  •  Member of the Monetary Law Committee of the International Law Association

 Education

  • University of Birmingham (LLB 1977, LLD 2000)
  • Guildford College of Law (1978)