Acting for both the taxpayer and HMRC, 1 Crown Office Row is well regarded for its handling of judicial reviews involving public law challenges concerning aspects of tax administration. Owain Thomas KC represents HMRC and taxpayers in wide range of indirect tax matters such as VAT, customs duties, and landfill tax. . Natasha Barnes advised a potential claimant on a proposed judicial review of the introduction of VAT on independent school fees, while. Edward Waldegrave appeared in Barclays Services Corporation v HMRC, a case on VAT grouping in the financial services sector. Laura Inglis joined from Gray’s Inn Tax Chambers , while in February 2026 Matthew Donmall was appointed to the First Tier Tribunal bench.
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Profile
Position
Natasha Barnes is a highly-regarded junior who acts in a variety of sensitive and complex cases focusing on judicial review, indirect tax and other areas of public and human rights law. She appears before the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, the Administrative Court and the Tribunals (Tax and Immigration Chambers).
Natasha advises a wide spectrum of clients including individuals, companies, public authorities and government departments. She is a member of the Attorney General’s A Panel.
Career
Call: 2010
Memberships
YFLA
Education
- BA (Hons) – History
- James Crouch Scholar
- Major Scholar (Gray’s Inn)
- Dorothy Forster Sturman Award, Cambridge University
- Ligner Scholar, Cambridge University
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