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Biography

Charlotte is an Associate Professor of Law at Northumbria Law School and a qualified solicitor. She joined Northumbria University in 1997 after practising as a civil litigator in London, Greece and Australia. She obtained her teaching qualification (PGCE(HE) in law) at the University of Wales, Cardiff before joining the Law School as a senior law lecturer.

Charlotte's research interests are in mental health and mental capacity law. She was the founding editor of the Journal of Mental Health Law and developed the first postgraduate Masters programmes in mental health law in the Law School. She has trained a wide range of legal, health and social care professionals in mental health and mental capacity law for over 20 years.

Charlotte has taught across a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the Law School and was Director of Education between 2017 and 2021. She is an assessor on the Law Society's Mental Capacity (Welfare) Accreditation scheme and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Research interests

Charlotte has researched and published in mental health and mental capacity law for over 20 years. Much of her socio-legal research is interdisciplinary and focuses on mental capacity and decision making under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) in dementia care.  Her research was presented to the Northern Ireland Assembly Ad Hoc Joint Committee considering the Mental Capacity Bill and informed the NICE Guideline [NG108] Mental Capacity and Decision Making. 

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being

Education/Academic qualification

Law, PGCHE

30 Sep 19951 Sep 1996

Award Date: 30 Jun 1996

French Law, PGDip

30 Jun 19901 Sep 1991

Award Date: 30 Jun 1990

Law, LLB (Hons)

1 Sep 19861 Sep 1989

Award Date: 1 Sep 1989

Law, College of Law

External positions

Law Society of England and Wales

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