Charles Priday was the recipient of the Shipping Junior of the Year award at the Chambers Bar Awards 2014.  He has also been voted one of the top 100 juniors at the UK Bar, out of more than 10,000.

Charles Priday specialises in all areas of commercial law, with a particular emphasis on shipping, shipbuilding, sale and carriage of goods, insurance, all aspects of international trade including banking, as well as general contractual disputes.    He undertakes advisory work, including advising commercial clients on a direct access basis.    He appears as advocate in arbitrations (both domestic and international) and before the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court (House of Lords). Charles Priday also accepts appointment as arbitrator, particularly in London Maritime Arbitrators Association disputes. He is a supporting member of the LMAA and a former secretary to the Commercial Bar Association.