Partners & Staff

Charles Knapper is the Managing Partner and is the firm’s litigation specialist. He has numerous private and commercial clients across a wide range of litigation matters. Charles also has an extensive and loyal client base in residential and commercial conveyancing as well as other contentious and non- contentious matters including landlord actions and wills and probate.

Additional qualifications include being an incorporated engineer with the Council of Engineering Institute and he is a Member of the Institute of Marine Engineers Science and Technology. As a professional engineer Charles has a specialist insight into many commercial and industrial disputes and is able to undertake specialist litigation work including catastrophic steam plant failures, marine engine and gearbox failures as well as general mechanical and electrical engineering disputes including motor vehicle repair disputes.

Charles holds a certificate of professional competence in road haulage and is able to use his engineering and other qualifications to bolster any advice to a client with an engineering based dispute.

Charles obtained his engineering qualification having served over 12 years in the Royal Navy with the majority of his time spent on Nuclear Submarines. Charles is experienced in all form of propulsion systems including steam, gas turbine, diesel and nuclear. Charles is also qualified in the field of electrical generation and distribution as well as control electrical systems.

Charles is also a Senior Caseworker under the asylum and immigration accreditation scheme and undertakes advocacy work in the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal.