Charles Geekie KC

Spear’s Review

When Princess Haya of Jordan and her solicitor Fiona Shackleton went up against Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum in the High Court, Charles Geekie KC of 1GC was the silk they turned to. 

Geekie, a leading counsel since 2006, is known for his excellence in children matters. Regularly instructed in cases where claims have been made relating to sexual and emotional abuse, fabricated illness and serious illness, Geekie is a bona fide expert in the field. 

Until 2022, he sat as a deputy high court judge and continues to serve as a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the Association of Lawyers for Children. In 2024 he was admitted to the Cayman Islands Bar as an attorney-at-law. 

Notable cases

• Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum v Princess Haya [2021] EWHC 3480 and [2022] EWFC 16 (Fam)
• Al M (Publication) [2020] EWHC 122 (Fam)