5 St Andrews Hill

Nathan is a criminal advocate known for client care, an easy-going demeanour, and natural advocacy.

Nathan’s practice focuses exclusively on criminal law. He has experience in a wide range of serious matters involving both youths and adults across the country and is known for his client care, easy-going demeanor, and natural advocacy.

Nathan’s previous career was in psychiatric care, working in front-facing and managerial roles in secure hospitals.

Before pupillage, Nathan was a legal officer at the Free Representation Unit (FRU), specialising in social security law, where he oversaw a team of volunteer lawyers and students whilst balancing his own cases in the First-tier and Upper Tribunal.

When not in court, Nathan promotes the bar and a career in law to non-traditional students and has coached school debating teams with the Kalisher Trust.

Nathan was called to the bar in 2021.

CPS Advocate Panel Member:  Grade 1.

Criminal Defence

Nathan has a busy defence practice and is known for his client care, easy-going demeanour, and natural advocacy. He is counsel for clients facing serious allegations involving kidnapping, blackmail, firearms, serious violence, and sexual offences.

From the outset, Nathan is meticulous in reviewing the evidence and the law, and always responsive to his professional clients. He approaches each hearing strategically, knowing that the trial is the culmination of key proceedings. Nathan tries to secure the best possible outcome before trial at every opportunity.

When it comes to trial, Nathan is a skilled advocate and has secured favourable outcomes in cases that initially appeared almost unwinnable.

Having worked in care, Nathan is compassionately attuned to the needs of vulnerable clients and witnesses alike. This background also enables Nathan to advise professional clients on expert reports for trial, sentence, and fitness proceedings.

Nathan has a significant youth practice encompassing week-long trials involving allegations of gang violence, exploitation, and sexual offences. Nathan quickly builds a rapport with young clients while remaining a fierce professional advocate in court. In this capacity, Nathan is also able to advise and assist with applications involving judicial review. His views and insight are respected amongst specialist youth solicitors across London.

Nathan can advise and represent respondent defendants in relation to quasi-criminal orders such as Sexual Harm Prevention Orders, Criminal Behaviour Orders, and Football Banning Orders commenced either before or after proceedings. Nathan has successfully argued for such orders to be removed and amended.

Nathan accepts instructions on a private basis and has secured good outcomes for clients who appreciate his calmness and familiarity with the criminal courts.

Education

Philosophy, BA, Lancaster University. Graduate Diploma in Law, The University of Law. Bar Practitioners Training Couse/ LLM, BPP University.

Awards and Scholarships

Advocacy Scholarship: BPP. J. B. Montagu Scholarship: Middle Temple.