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Natasha Barnes
Position
Natasha Barnes is a highly-regarded junior who acts in a variety of sensitive and complex cases focusing on judicial review, indirect tax and other areas of public and human rights law. She appears before the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, the Administrative Court and the Tribunals (Tax and Immigration Chambers).
Natasha advises a wide spectrum of clients including individuals, companies, public authorities and government departments. She is a member of the Attorney General’s A Panel.
Career
Call: 2010
Memberships
YFLA
Education
- BA (Hons) – History
- James Crouch Scholar
- Major Scholar (Gray’s Inn)
- Dorothy Forster Sturman Award, Cambridge University
- Ligner Scholar, Cambridge University
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Tax: VAT and excise
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Natasha Barnes – 1 Crown Office Row ‘She is an excellent advocate, with a. clear and persuasive manner. She is able to make succinct submissions dealing with the key points. Her drafting is clear and precise. She is a good team player.’
1 Crown Office Row‘s tax offering is bolstered by the set’s strength in public and administrative law, with ‘a good range of senior and junior counsel’. Owain Thomas KC is experienced in the Supreme Court and Court of Justice of the European Union, and covers the full range of indirect tax matters. Sarabjit Singh KC acts for both the taxpayer and HMRC in a range of judicial reviews and appeals. Natasha Barnes is a member of the Attorney General’s A Panel, and appeared for HMRC in Dawson’s (Wales) Ltd v HMRC, an excise duty matter heard before the Court of Appeal. Edward Waldegrave, who joined from Pump Court Tax Chambers in 2023, covers a range of high-value instructions, including appearing for HMRC in ThyssenKrupp Materials (UK) Ltd v HMRC, a matter concerning the availability of inward processing relief from customs duty and import VAT which was heard before the Upper Tribunal. Isabel McArdle has a specialism in the land exemption to VAT, and is highly active for HMRC.
London Bar > Immigration (including business immigration)
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Natasha Barnes – 1 Crown Office Row ‘Natasha is an excellent advocate. She always has a command of the details of a case and has an extensive knowledge of immigration and public law.’
London Bar > Administrative law and human rights
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Natasha Barnes –1 Crown Office Row ‘She is an exceptionally quick thinker and can see the key point in a case in a flash. She always has command of the details of a case.‘
1 Crown Office Row is an ‘excellent set for public law and human rights‘. The ‘very persuasive‘ Shaheen Rahman KC is well known for acting as Special Advocate in cases involving prominent human rights challenges; Angus McCullough KC has a track record of handing the Special Advocate role in challenging cases, with an excellent reputation for advising on high-profile national security matters. The ‘very intelligent‘ Natasha Barnes has a solid track record in appearing before the Administrative Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court, and Alasdair Henderson regularly represents claimants and defendants in judicial reviews.