Narita Bahra KC

King's Counsel

"Excellent advocate whether addressing jury on the facts or presenting legal arguments to the judge. A tireless worker, meticulous and diligent in preparation. Totally deserving of the rank of Queens Counsel. Full of integrity. Great asset to the Bar."

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Narita Bahra KC

King's Counsel

"Excellent advocate whether addressing jury on the facts or presenting legal arguments to the judge. A tireless worker, meticulous and diligent in preparation. Totally deserving of the rank of Queens Counsel. Full of integrity. Great asset to the Bar."

Specialist Areas

Narita Bahra KC is a leading Criminal and Business Fraud Defence Barrister who appears in high profile, serious and complex cases.

Legal 500, London Bar, Crime 2023

"Narita is one of the most sought after silks in the country. She is respected and admired by the judiciary and her colleagues. Very few can absorb and then deliver with formidable vigour complex legal arguments before the most senior members of the judiciary like she does. She is a trailblazer and is in a class of her own."

Legal 500, London Bar, Fraud, 2023

"Narita is a fearless advocate with real court presence. When she is on her feet she commands attention and respect and in conference she instils confidence in her clients."

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"Narita is tenacious and she leaves no stone uncovered. She will dive into the unused material and seek disclosure till there is nothing else left to consider, meaning that our clients can be assured that every avenue that could be considered has been. Her closing speeches are phenomenal and she is able to relate to a jury no matter what their background or age. A barrister who gets results."

Rankings:

Ranked Financial Crime Set 2022 - 33 Chancery Lane - Legal 500
Ranked Tier 1 Fraud 2022 - Legal 500
Ranked Tier 2 Crime 2023 - Legal 500
Ranked Fraud Silk 2023 - Chambers
Ranked Crime Silk 2023 - Chambers
Ranked in ‘Tier 2 Silk - Crime 2021’ Legal 500
Ranked in ‘Tier 1 Silk - Fraud 2021’ Legal 500
Ranked in ‘Tier 1 Silk - Crime 2020’ Legal 500
Ranked in ‘Tier 1 Silk - Fraud 2020’ legal 500
Ranked in 'Crime' Chambers and Partners 2020
Ranked in ‘Fraud’ Chambers and Partners 2020

Awards

Shortlisted as Financial Crime Silk 2023- Legal 500
Nominated as 2022 Financial Crime Silk 2022 of Year - Legal 500
Master of the Bench for The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn 2020
Winner of ‘Women of Achievement Award’ 2020
Winner of ‘Criminal Lawyer 2019’ Legal Awards 2019
Winner of ‘Legal Excellence Awards’ Signature Awards
Shortlisted for ‘Women in Law Award – 100 Years’ Legal Awards 2019
1st Female Criminal Silk to Begin the “Lethbridge Gloves” Tradition on Silks Day

Narita Bahra KC is a leading Criminal and Business Fraud Defence Barrister who appears in high profile, serious and complex cases.

Her fearless and fresh approach makes her widely sought after by professional and lay clients. Narita has established a reputation for meticulous preparation, mastery of detail, effective cross-examination, jury rapport and excellent client relations.

Narita is recognised as a formidable criminal defence KC who is instructed in murder, serious organised crime (including international drug cartels, firearms and armed robberies) terrorism and serious sexual offence cases. Her investigative approach allows her to lead her team to successful results.

Narita is an effective tactician in the field of Business Crime and Financial Services. Her stellar work ethic results in tangible impact and defining successful outcomes in cases involving fraud, tax evasion, money laundering and anti-competitive conduct (cartels, market abuse, insider dealing), investment products (carbon credits, diamonds, bitcoin) and confiscation.

Narita Bahra KC is a Defence Barrister at 33 Chancery Lane and a Director at Garrick Law.

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Narita Bahra KC is a leading Criminal and Business Fraud Defence Barrister who appears in high profile, serious and complex cases.

Her fearless and fresh approach makes her widely sought after by professional and lay clients. Narita has established a reputation for meticulous preparation, mastery of detail, effective cross-examination, jury rapport and excellent client relations.

Narita is recognised as a formidable criminal defence KC who is instructed in murder, serious organised crime (including international drug cartels, firearms and armed robberies) terrorism and serious sexual offence cases. Her investigative approach allows her to lead her team to successful results.

Narita is an effective tactician in the field of Business Crime and Financial Services. Her stellar work ethic results in tangible impact and defining successful outcomes in cases involving fraud, tax evasion, money laundering and anti-competitive conduct (cartels, market abuse, insider dealing), investment products (carbon credits, diamonds, bitcoin) and confiscation.

Narita Bahra KC is a Defence Barrister at 33 Chancery Lane and a Director at Garrick Law.

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Narita is a fearless premier league Defence Barrister.

Narita specialises in defending highly complex and challenging cases, with particular emphasis on Financial Crime (such as fraud, money laundering, corporate crime, SFO, FCA and HMRC investigations), Serious Crime ( murder, terrorism organised crime and sexual offences) and Regulatory cases. Narita’s experience and understanding of disclosure makes her a first choice for clients looking to bring Private Prosecutions.

Narita is recognised as a leading Silk in these areas, making her one of the most in demand defence lawyers in the UK. Narita’s excellent track record, high success rate and commitment to fighting fearlessly for her client’s best interests, make her the leading choice in most significant criminal cases. Her instruction in numerous high-profile cases has resulted in the exposure of disclosure failings by prosecuting authorities. Narita has been commissioned to publish a 2024 update to her successful practitioner’s guidebook ‘Tackling Disclosure in the Criminal Courts’.

Narita is recognised as a specialist in expert witness cases. Narita’s first case in silk resulted in disqualification of an expert witness. Since that date many of Narita’s expert witness cases have attracted substantial media coverage. Narita was then instructed in the ensuing special appeals at the Court of Appeal.

Narita is ranked as a Tier 1 Silk in Financial Crime. Her publication on Confiscation and Restraint has become a trusted practical guide for lawyers.

Narita appears as a legal correspondent on National TV and Radio, including Sky News, BBC news, ITV news, Channel 4 news and Radio 4. Narita presents a Crime Series (Killer Britain) with Dermott Murnaghan, appears in BBC Crime series (Murder in the Valleys) & (Cold Case Killers).

Narita is a regular contributor to legal journals. Recently published in The Times (5/6/19) and Counsel magazine.

Narita’s success as a female Financial Crime Silk who is smashing traditional stereotypes is recognised by The Financial Times and the national media. Narita was the first King’s Counsel to mark the centenary of women entering the legal profession.

Her excellent track record and high success rate before juries make her a leading choice. Narita’s language skills extend to Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu. Narita is a practising barrister at 33 Chancery Lane Chambers and a Director at Garrick Law.

Narita is a fearless premier league Defence Barrister.

Narita specialises in defending highly complex and challenging cases, with particular emphasis on Financial Crime (such as fraud, money laundering, corporate crime, SFO, FCA and HMRC investigations), Serious Crime ( murder, terrorism organised crime and sexual offences) and Regulatory cases. Narita’s experience and understanding of disclosure makes her a first choice for clients looking to bring Private Prosecutions.

Narita is recognised as a leading Silk in these areas, making her one of the most in demand defence lawyers in the UK. Narita’s excellent track record, high success rate and commitment to fighting fearlessly for her client’s best interests, make her the leading choice in most significant criminal cases. Her instruction in numerous high-profile cases has resulted in the exposure of disclosure failings by prosecuting authorities. Narita has been commissioned to publish a 2024 update to her successful practitioner’s guidebook ‘Tackling Disclosure in the Criminal Courts’.

Narita is recognised as a specialist in expert witness cases. Narita’s first case in silk resulted in disqualification of an expert witness. Since that date many of Narita’s expert witness cases have attracted substantial media coverage. Narita was then instructed in the ensuing special appeals at the Court of Appeal.

Narita is ranked as a Tier 1 Silk in Financial Crime. Her publication on Confiscation and Restraint has become a trusted practical guide for lawyers.

Narita appears as a legal correspondent on National TV and Radio, including Sky News, BBC news, ITV news, Channel 4 news and Radio 4. Narita presents a Crime Series (Killer Britain) with Dermott Murnaghan, appears in BBC Crime series (Murder in the Valleys) & (Cold Case Killers).

Narita is a regular contributor to legal journals. Recently published in The Times (5/6/19) and Counsel magazine.

Narita’s success as a female Financial Crime Silk who is smashing traditional stereotypes is recognised by The Financial Times and the national media. Narita was the first King’s Counsel to mark the centenary of women entering the legal profession.

Her excellent track record and high success rate before juries make her a leading choice. Narita’s language skills extend to Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu. Narita is a practising barrister at 33 Chancery Lane Chambers and a Director at Garrick Law.

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Serious Organised Crime

Narita is recognised as heavyweight defence KC who appears in high profile organised crime cases including conspiracy offences, cyber crime & more.

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Business Crime & Fraud

Narita has extensive experience in complex fraud and money laundering cases. She is noted for handling fraud cases with an international dimension.

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Challenging Disclosure

Narita has been instructed in and impacted a number of the high profile cases in which disclosure failings by the prosecuting authorities have been unmasked.

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Sexual Offences & Rape

Allegations of sexual offending are highly sensitive and require Narita’s expertise, discretion and professional approach from the outset to secure a successful outcome.

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Murder

Narita is recognised as heavyweight defence KC who appears in high profile Murder cases. Narita has been regularly instructed in defending high profile Murder cases.

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Terrorism

Defending in terrorism cases requires great sensitivity and skill. It is essential that the defence team instruct experts to consider all aspects of the defence at the outset.

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Criminal Appeals

Narita’s reputation as fearless and artful tactician who achieves successful results has merited instruction by both professional and lay clients in heavyweight cases.

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Pre Charge Engagement

Narita understands that it is stressful to be informed that you may be investigated fro a criminal offence. It is crucial to adopt a proactive approach at the outset.

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