JUNIOR PROFILE

Natasha Bennett

UK Bar 2026

Fountain Court Chambers

Ranked in 3 practice areas

Banking & Finance

London (Bar)

9 years ranked

Commercial Dispute Resolution

London (Bar)

6 years ranked

Professional Negligence

London (Bar)

4 years ranked

About

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UK Bar

Practice Areas

Natasha Bennett specialises in general commercial litigation, including banking and financial services, civil fraud, professional negligence, insurance and conflict of laws. Most recently, she has been instructed in a number of high-profile banking cases involving sanctions, such as EuroChem v Societe Generale and the group securities litigation against Standard Chartered.

Other recent cases include: The Libyan Investment Authority v Credit Suisse et al; Stichting Vestia v SocGen; Farol Holdings et al v Clydesdale Bank and National Australia Bank; Pipia v BGEO Group Limited; Wall v RBS; Al-Besher v Credit Suisse UK; and Credit Suisse v Stichting Vestia.

Natasha has been named by Legal Week as one of ten 'stars of the bar'.

Career

Called 2009; Lincoln’s Inn.

Professional Memberships

COMBAR, London Common Law and Commercial Bar Association.

Personal

Trinity College, Cambridge University (MA Law (starred double First Class)); Merton College, Oxford University (BCL Distinction, Vinerian Scholarship).

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

UK Bar

Banking & Finance - London (Bar)

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Natasha Bennett is a strong-performing junior who is adept in acting for major national and multinational banks. Her wide-ranging practice covers professional negligence and financial services disputes as well as general commercial litigation and arbitration. She regularly acts in complex cases and is accomplished at acting both as part of a team and as sole counsel. She is also experienced in handling matters relating to alleged manipulation of benchmark interest rates.

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Professional Negligence - London (Bar)

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Natasha Bennett has strong experience in both financial services and legal matters within professional negligence. Her work has included a large film finance claim against a tax silk and a case concerning the management of a Welsh Government regeneration fund.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Natasha is an excellent advocate. Her skills, professionalism and hard work made a substantial difference in our case.
Banking & FinanceUK Bar
She offers extremely persuasive written and oral advocacy.
Banking & FinanceUK Bar
Natasha is extremely responsive and always offers excellent and clear advice. Her submissions in the High Court on a large matter were very clear and concise.
Commercial Dispute ResolutionUK Bar
Natasha Bennett is a star in the making. Clients love her, and she has done some very good cases this year.
Commercial Dispute ResolutionUK Bar
Natasha is an excellent barrister who has a quiet personality, but her work product is terrific. She works hard, and her written advocacy is outstanding. We instruct her on a lot of our big cases.
Commercial Dispute ResolutionUK Bar
Natasha Bennett was committed and on top of the material.
Professional NegligenceUK Bar