5 St Andrews Hill

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 practice exclusively based in the criminal courts. He has experience defending in a wide range of matters and is known for his client care, easy-going demeanor, and natural advocacy. He is trial counsel for clients facing serious allegations involving kidnap, firearms, and serious violence with intent.

Having worked in care, Nathan is compassionately attuned to the needs of vulnerable clients and has completed the specialist vulnerable witness training.

Nathan welcomes any chance to expand his youth practice and has been trial counsel in notably complicated cases lasting multiple days. Nathan quickly builds a rapport with young clients while remaining a fierce professional advocate in court. Particularly, Nathan is experienced in cases of youths subjected to exploitation by criminal gangs.

Nathan is able to advise and represent respondents 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.

Criminal Prosecutions - Private & Public

Nathan is a grade 2 prosecutor and has acted in multiple jury trials, including multi-handers. Nathan has experience prosecuting cases involving domestic violence from his time acting in the specialist courts but has also received instructions involving protest law, armed robbery, stalking, sexual offences, POCA, drugs, and offences against the person.

When acting on behalf of outside authorities Nathan is happy to advise on issues such as charges, procedures, and ancillary orders.

Nathan can advise and represent applicants 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.

Asset Recovery, Civil Fraud & Confiscation

Nathan has experience prosecuting and defending in cases involving POCA, final hearings and enforcement, and welcomes instructions in this area.

Nathan also has experience acting in forfeiture proceedings and is keen to develop this area of his practice.

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. University of Law Moot: 2017. Kalisher Trust Advocacy Training Scholarship.