Natasha Wong KC

Practice Areas

Natasha Wong is a leading Criminal Silk and a Specialist defence counsel with expertise over the full range of investigations into civil fraud, financial crime, confiscation, regulatory and disciplinary hearings. Her practice is focused particularly on defending those charged with or being investigated in respect of serious and complex fraud cases, allegations of cheating the revenue, money laundering, bribery and corruption. Has also acted for professional clients accused of false accounting, theft from client accounts, conspiracy to pervert the course of justice and a range of disciplinary matters. Many of her cases involve multi-jurisdictional aspects as well as detailed legal arguments, including the admissibility of evidence, joinder and severance, challenging and advising upon expert evidence, legal professional & litigation privilege, applications to stay the proceedings on the grounds of abuse of process and or fitness to stand trial, public interest immunity and disclosure issues, dismissal applications and submissions of no case to answer. Natasha is very experienced at managing large quantities of documents, disclosure databases and expert forensic evidence.

She provides advice and guidance to professional clients, compliance/regulatory issues that arise during the course of their business, financial irregularities and their liabilities under the Bribery Act and HMRC legislation. She also acts for professional clients in contested regulatory proceedings where the regulating body seeks their erasure or suspension from practice.

Natasha has a wealth of experience acting in cases involving homicide, sexual offences and serious & organised crime.

Career

Called to the Bar (1993)

Appointed Queen's Counsel (2017)