Natalie McNamee
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 6 : Crime
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About
Provided by Natalie McNamee
Practice Areas
Crime
Financial Crime
Extradition
Regulatory
Career
Natalie is a skilled and highly regarded barrister who prosecutes and defends (both as led junior and junior alone) across the full spectrum of criminal offending. She has expertise in fraud and financial crime, in addition to a well-established extradition practice.
In general crime, she has experience of prosecuting and defending in complex, multi-handed cases involving firearms and drugs offences. In recent years, she has successfully conducted a number of trials involving gang-related shootings and relating firearms and drug offences.
Financial Crime is another specialism, and Natalie is regularly instructed to prosecute and defend in high profile, high-value, complex fraud cases – both as led junior and junior alone.
Natalie is a well-established extradition practitioner, and she represents Requesting States and Requested Persons at first instance and in the High Court. She has been instructed on an appeal to the Supreme Court raising questions about the impact of the Polish Criminal Code’s early release provisions in the decision to extradite from the UK.
In 2023, Natalie was one of seven barristers accepted into the Treasury Counsel Pathway Scheme, a 12-month positive action scheme for advocates who have the potential to become Treasury Counsel in the future.
Professional Memberships
Criminal Bar Association
Fraud Lawyers Association
Defence Extradition Lawyers Forum
Extradition Lawyers Association
Female Fraud Forum
Women in Criminal Law
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Natalie is tenacious in her approach, extremely dedicated and hard-working. She is a very clear presenter to a jury and makes it easy for them to understand."
"She is an exceptional communicator, provides high-quality advice at a moment's notice and is very well organised. She is practical and is able to deal with complex matters with ease."
"Her written advocacy is always well structured, interweaving applicable law with the relevant evidence in a very clear manner which forms the basis for forceful and effective submissions in court."
"Natalie is tenacious in her approach, extremely dedicated and hard-working. She is a very clear presenter to a jury and makes it easy for them to understand."
"She is an exceptional communicator, provides high-quality advice at a moment's notice and is very well organised. She is practical and is able to deal with complex matters with ease."
"Her written advocacy is always well structured, interweaving applicable law with the relevant evidence in a very clear manner which forms the basis for forceful and effective submissions in court."
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