- 'She is wise, diligent and positive, and has a brilliant manner with clients or stakeholders.' Chambers UK 2023
Overview
A favourite of the regulators, Natasha Tahta has employed the skills gleaned from a successful serious crime practice in the field of professional regulation.
Regulatory
Natasha Tahta specialises in regulatory work after 15 years of a highly successful criminal practice. She has vast experience across a broad spectrum of regulators, tribunals, hearings including appeals in the High Court and First Tier Tribunal with a particular focus on the healthcare and legal professions. Her keen intellect, meticulous preparation and measured approach make her the ideal candidate for work in this field.
Reviews
Chambers UK 2023: Professional Discipline - Band 5
Legal 500 2023: Professional Discipline and Regulatory Law - Tier 4
"One of the most compassionate lawyers I've ever worked with; she really takes the time to understand the case, presents beautifully and gets wonderful results which are better than expected." Chambers UK Professional Discipline (2024)
"She's very good, always very prepared, and fights her client's corner." Chambers UK Professional Discipline (2024)
‘Natasha is a highly effective advocate. She has a thorough approach to cases and is great at reading the tribunal.’ Legal 500 Professional Disciplinary and Regulatory Law (2024)
'She is wise, diligent and positive, and has a brilliant manner with clients or stakeholders.' Chambers UK Professional Discipline (2023)
‘Natasha is a personable, persuasive advocate who makes elegant legal arguments and packs a punch. She is fantastic with clients, extremely kind and patient and always committed to her case.‘ Legal 500 Professional Disciplinary and Regulatory Law (2023)
'Natasha has excellent experience in regulatory cases. She is a great advocate and is wise, dedicated, positive and has a brilliant manner with clients.' Legal 500 Professional Disciplinary and Regulatory (2022)
'She is wise, diligent and positive, and has a brilliant manner with clients or stakeholders.' (Chambers UK 2023)
Professional Memberships
- Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers
- Young Fraud Lawyers Association
- Criminal Bar Association
Education
- BPP Law School (Bar Finals – third highest results in the year)
- City University (CPE)
- St John’s College, Cambridge University (BA Hons )
Recent Cases
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Natasha was instructed by the General Dental Council to consider evidence obtained during the Council’s investigation into Finest Dental Group, a company which had gone into liquidation leaving hundreds of patients who had paid up front for private...
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Mr Nazari was struck off following a conviction for using a blue badge with intent to deceive and appealed the sanction claiming that the conviction itself does not necessarily involve dishonesty and that the sanction was excessive as he was in possessio...
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Mr Roger Allanson was found to have dishonestly produced marketing material for a litigation funding scheme which raised over £19 million from members of the public. He was struck off. During the first instance hearing Mr Allanson launched a complex abus...
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Natasha Tahta presented the case on behalf of the GDC against two registrants for misconduct which involved the treatment of a nervous patient under sedation.The decision made at half-time was the subject of Judicial Review and the case became a precedent...
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Natasha Tahta advised the Solicitor’s Regulation Authority on a charging decision against a reputable financial litigation firm regarding the conduct of group litigation.
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Natasha Tahta, instructed by the SRA, presented before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal in the matter of David Wedge.
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Natasha Tahta presented this case on behalf of the GDC against a registrant concerning a complex clinical case which involved 300 separate charges, 30 of which were found to be dishonest. The registrant was erased from the register.Counsel was instructed ...
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Natasha Tahta, instructed by the SRA, presented before the SDT in the matter of Gavin Dowell.
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Natasha Tahta successfully presented the case against a dentist of over 1000 clinical charges, as well as dishonesty relating to defrauding the NHS.
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Natasha Tahta prosecuted doctor who was subject of a Sunday Times investigation into doping.
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Natasha Tahta is presenting the case against a doctor who breached his professional relationship with a patient.
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Dentist erased for dishonesty.
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Natasha, instructed by the SRA, presented before the SDT in the matter of Gavin Dowell.
Regulatory
A serious junior who has drawn from her vast general crime experience and advocacy to specialise in regulatory law; Natasha Tahta has become a firm favourite of the regulators.
Overview
Natasha Tahta specialises in regulatory work after 15 years of a highly successful criminal practice. She has vast experience across a broad spectrum of regulators, tribunals, hearings including appeals in the High Court and First Tier Tribunal with a particular focus on the healthcare and legal professions. Her keen intellect, meticulous preparation and measured approach make her the ideal candidate for work in this field.
Experience
Natasha specialises in regulatory work, following 15 years of a highly successful criminal practice involving a wide range of criminal work, both prosecution and defence, in all levels of courts from the Magistrates’ to the Supreme Court.
Natasha has a wide experience of regulatory work, having specialised for over 10 years. She has regularly represented the General Medical Council since 2011 and is now instructed by a wide body of regulators and defence organisations.Healthcare
In recent years, she has been instructed in several high profile and sensitive investigations and prosecutions for the General Dental Council and the Solicitors Regulation Authority Ltd (SRA) and has represented the SRA and NHS England on various appeals.Natasha also defends regularly for the Association of Optometrists. She specialises in sensitive cases and has recently successfully persuaded the Council to make a finding of no impairment against her client.
Regulation of the legal profession
Natasha is regularly instructed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority Ltd (SRA) on high profile and sensitive investigations and represents the SRA on appeals in the High Court.Previous Experience
For many years Natasha was on the Attorney-General’s List of Specialist Regulatory Advocates in health and safety and environmental law. She was previously a Level 3 advocate on the CPS Advocate Panel for general crime and an accredited advocate on the CPS Advocates Panel Rape List.
In her criminal work Natasha appeared in money laundering and large-scale drug trafficking cases, murder cases, rape cases, armed robberies, child sex cases, child cruelty cases and fraud cases, amongst many others. She has acted for HMRC and DTI and has been appointed as independent counsel to give advice on legal professional privilege issues to HMRC.Notable Cases
Dr B v NHS England (Forthcoming appeal in the First Tier Tribunal) (2023)
Natasha is instructed by the NHS in an appeal by Dr B regarding refusal of inclusion in the Medical Performers List.GDC v AA (2023)
Natasha is instructed by the General Dental Council in a case arising out of a Care Quality Commission inspection involving complex charges arising out of failures to adhere to national regulations.GDC v MN (2023)
Natasha was instructed by the General Dental Council in a multi-patient case involving 65 patients and including dishonesty allegations. All the allegations were found proved and the dentist was erased.Dr Arnold v NHS England (Appeal in the First Tier Tribunal) (2022)
Natasha successfully defended the NHS in an appeal by a doctor regarding a removal from the Medical Performers List.SRA investigation (2022 - 2023)
Natasha is advising the SRA in a case involving a national chain of solicitors and multiple defendants. The investigation is ongoing.GDC v Tamulionyte (2022)
Natasha successfully represented the General Dental Council in a case involving high profile and sensitive material.GDC v TA (2022)
Natasha advised the General Dental Council in a sensitive case, enabling the council to resolve the case fairly, avoiding any reputational damage.GOC v Aiken (2022)
Natasha defended an Optometrist for sending indecent images to young female colleagues under 18 years of age, and succeeded in obtaining a 6 months suspension.GOC v MS (2022)
Natasha defended a student Optometrist for practising whilst unsupervised, and succeeded in a finding of no impairment.Nazari v SRA (2022)
Natasha successfully defended the SRA in an appeal in the High Court by a solicitor against erasure following conviction for a parking offence.
Allanson v SRA (2021)
Natasha successfully defended the SRA in an appeal in the High Court by a solicitor against erasure for dishonestly obtaining £19 million from members of the public.GMC Investigation into Mid Staffordshire Doctors (2013)
GMC Investigation into the giving of expert evidence in "baby shaking" cases (2012)
Reviews
Chambers UK 2023: Professional Discipline - Band 5
Legal 500 2023: Professional Discipline - Tier 4
'She is wise, diligent and positive, and has a brilliant manner with clients or stakeholders.' Chambers UK (2023)
'Natasha is a personable, persuasive advocate who makes elegant legal arguments and packs a punch. She is fantastic with clients, extremely kind and patient and always committed to her case.' Legal 500 (2023)
'Natasha has excellent experience in regulatory cases. She is a great advocate and is wise, dedicated, positive and has a brilliant manner with clients.' Legal 500 Professional Disciplinary and Regulatory (2022)
Recent Cases
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Natasha was instructed by the General Dental Council to consider evidence obtained during the Council’s investigation into Finest Dental Group, a company which had gone into liquidation leaving hundreds of patients who had paid up front for private...
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Mr Nazari was struck off following a conviction for using a blue badge with intent to deceive and appealed the sanction claiming that the conviction itself does not necessarily involve dishonesty and that the sanction was excessive as he was in possessio...
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Mr Roger Allanson was found to have dishonestly produced marketing material for a litigation funding scheme which raised over £19 million from members of the public. He was struck off. During the first instance hearing Mr Allanson launched a complex abus...
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Natasha Tahta presented the case on behalf of the GDC against two registrants for misconduct which involved the treatment of a nervous patient under sedation.The decision made at half-time was the subject of Judicial Review and the case became a precedent...
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Natasha Tahta advised the Solicitor’s Regulation Authority on a charging decision against a reputable financial litigation firm regarding the conduct of group litigation.
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Natasha Tahta presented a case on behalf of the GDC against a registrant who had been charged with historical sexual abuse allegations.
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Natasha Tahta, instructed by the SRA, presented before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal in the matter of David Wedge.
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Natasha Tahta presented this case on behalf of the GDC against a registrant concerning a complex clinical case which involved 300 separate charges, 30 of which were found to be dishonest. The registrant was erased from the register.Counsel was instructed ...
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Natasha Tahta, instructed by the SRA, presented before the SDT in the matter of Gavin Dowell.
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Natasha Tahta successfully presented the case against a dentist of over 1000 clinical charges, as well as dishonesty relating to defrauding the NHS.
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Natasha Tahta prosecuted doctor who was subject of a Sunday Times investigation into doping.
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Natasha Tahta is presenting the case against a doctor who breached his professional relationship with a patient.
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Dentist erased for dishonesty.
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Natasha, instructed by the SRA, presented before the SDT in the matter of Gavin Dowell.
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