Natasha Barnes succeeds for HMRC in significant tax case addressing whether supplies can be treated differently for VAT purposes across the devolved nations - Jan 2019
Public Law
Natasha advises and acts for a range of government and private clients across a wide spectrum of administrative and public law. She is a member of the Attorney General’s C Panel.
Selected Cases
- R (TN & US) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] EWCA Civ 2838: Junior Counsel in joined lead cases concerning the lawfulness of the Detained Fast Track Rules 2005. 10,000 appeals were heard under the Rules. Appeal and judicial review claim dismissed, currently on appeal to the Supreme Court.
- R (NM) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWHC 2798 (Admin): Sole counsel in a complex trafficking claim involving a 3-day hearing before the High Court.
- R (Nawaz) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] UKUT 288 (IAC): Sole counsel in a Judicial Review challenge arising out of the ETS language testing fraud.
- R (Siddique) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] EWCA Civ 570: Sole counsel in proceedings before the Court of Appeal. Natasha successfully argued that the Secretary of State acted lawfully in refusing to issue an appealable removal decision to the Appellant. The Court of Appeal praised parties’ ‘helpful and realistic’ submissions.
Natasha Barnes succeeds for HMRC in multi-million pound test case - Dec 2018
Natasha Barnes was instructed in this lead case concerning the lawfulness of the ‘fall back’ provisions, which enable HMRC in certain circumstances to assess a UK trader for acquisition tax on...
Natasha Barnes appears in Court of Appeal ruling that 10,000 fast track asylum appeals were not necessarily unfair - Dec 2018
Natasha Barnes, led by Robin Tam QC, appeared for the Secretary of State in this case concerning the status of 10,000 asylum appeals heard under the 2005 Fast Track Rules (“FTR 2005”). Those rules...
Celebrate and support Lizanne Gumbel QC, her son Mark Wainwright and Natasha Barnes running the London Marathon for LOOK this year - Apr 2018
For Lizanne and Mark it is their 10th consecutive year for the London Marathon and for Natasha her first. For the 5th consecutive year Lizanne Gumbel QC and her son, Mark Wainwright, will run both...
Natasha Barnes wins in Court of Appeal regarding the Secretary of State’s powers to deprive individuals of British citizenship - Sep 2018
Natasha appeared for the Secretary of State in this high profile appeal, which has already been to the Supreme Court on the issue of deprivation and citizenship (Pham v SSHD [2015] UKSC 19). The...
Natasha Barnes successful for the Secretary of State in national security case - Apr 2018
This judicial review raised novel issues about when the Secretary of State could revoke an individual’s indefinite leave to remain on the basis of national security, and the court’s discretion to...
Natasha Barnes successful in this appeal against HMRC’s decision to revoke the approval of Rurkhee Trading under WOWGR - Apr 2018
Natasha Barnes was instructed by HMRC in this appeal against HMRC’s decision to revoke the approval of Rurkhee Trading to trade in duty-suspended alcohol under the Warehousekeepers and Owners of...
1COR welcomes Natasha Barnes as a new tenant - Mar 2018
