33 Chancery Lane – Leading Barristers in POCA & Commercial Law

Narita Bahra KC is a leading King’s Counsel and specialist criminal defence barrister at 33 Chancery Lane Chambers, widely recognised for her fearless advocacy, strategic insight, and exceptional results in the most complex and high-profile cases. Narita represents high-net-worth individuals, private clients, corporates, and professionals, often in proceedings attracting intense political, regulatory, or media scrutiny.

Narita specialises in financial crime, serious crime (including conspiracy, terrorism, sexual offences and homicide), and regulatory defence, with particular expertise in cases involving prosecutorial disclosure failings. She has earned a reputation as the go-to silk where discretion, tactical judgment and uncompromising advocacy are paramount.

Ranked by both Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 as a top-tier silk in financial crime and general crime, Narita is endorsed as one of the finest defence barristers at the modern criminal Bar.

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"An extremy intelligent and organised Junior."
"Faisal is Excellent. His written work is clear, he is very measured and he has very good legal analysis."
"An extremy intelligent and organised Junior."
"Faisal is Excellent. His written work is clear, he is very measured and he has very good legal analysis."
"An extremy intelligent and organised Junior."
"Faisal is Excellent. His written work is clear, he is very measured and he has very good legal analysis."
"An extremy intelligent and organised Junior."
"Faisal is Excellent. His written work is clear, he is very measured and he has very good legal analysis."

"An extremy intelligent and organised Junior."
"Faisal is Excellent. His written work is clear, he is very measured and he has very good legal analysis."
"An extremy intelligent and organised Junior."
"Faisal is Excellent. His written work is clear, he is very measured and he has very good legal analysis."
"An extremy intelligent and organised Junior."
"Faisal is Excellent. His written work is clear, he is very measured and he has very good legal analysis."
"An extremy intelligent and organised Junior."
"Faisal is Excellent. His written work is clear, he is very measured and he has very good legal analysis."

Narita Bahra's Expertises

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Crime

Financial Crime

Regulatory & Disciplinary (White Collar)

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White Collar, Crime & Investigations

Crime

Narita is ranked as a heavyweight defence KC instructed in high profile and heavyweight serious crime cases: An Outstanding Barrister – Narita’s Advocacy Skills are Second to None.

Narita is a fearless tactician, who always finds an avenue to explore. A KC who is just a winner, commanding the respect of the court every time she enters and delivers results time and time again.

Narita is industry recognised for getting hold of a case that looks to be going nowhere and wins it through tenacity and strategic acumen.

Narita’s experience of advising and acting in multi-discipline criminal, regulatory and civil proceedings, combined with her vast experience and sound judgment of managing media and adverse publicity, makes her first choice for clients with high public profiles, whether they are professionals in entertainment, sports, industry or politics.

White Collar, Crime & Investigations

Crime

Narita is ranked as a heavyweight defence KC instructed in high profile and heavyweight serious crime cases: An Outstanding Barrister – Narita’s Advocacy Skills are Second to None.

Narita is a fearless tactician, who always finds an avenue to explore. A KC who is just a winner, commanding the respect of the court every time she enters and delivers results time and time again.

Narita is industry recognised for getting hold of a case that looks to be going nowhere and wins it through tenacity and strategic acumen.

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White Collar, Crime & Investigations

Financial Crime

Narita’s ability to achieve tangible results for clients, in the most challenging financial crime cases is unmatched and results in defence instruction in many of the most high-profile Serious Fraud Office (SFO), Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and CPS investigations.

Regularly strategically and tactically instructed to lead for the first defendant in multi-handed cases, Narita has shaped successful outcomes for those facing trial. Narita is known for her expert defence of clients, tactical oversight, disclosure management and advocacy in financial crime matters. Excelling at distilling and explaining complex factual matrices to both clients and juries, results in best client outcomes.

Narita has extensive defence, trial and pre-trial advisory, experience in high profile fraud, tax and money laundering cases. Recognised for successful defence handling of fraud cases with an international dimension. Narita is an industry recognised defence specialist, in cases where the Hawala banking system is in issue.

Narita defends with astuteness and skill in bribery, corruption, anti-competitive conduct (cartels, market abuse, insider dealing); civil/commercial fraud; fraudulent trading; mortgage fraud; money laundering; revenue fraud; VAT/MTIC fraud.

Narita’s legal expertise in Confiscation, Restraint, Asset Forfeiture; asset freezing orders and crypto freezing orders and wealth orders has earned her widespread recognition and instruction in international high net worth and corporate cases.

Narita’s multi discipline experience and expertise make her the first choice in quasi-criminal and regulatory proceedings, for professionals (accountants, financial advisers, solicitors & senior executives) facing criminal and/or regulatory matters, relating to dishonesty or corruption in business practices.

Legal 500, 2025 – Tier 1 Fraud: Crime

“… for high-profile fraud and white collar crime cases.’

White Collar, Crime & Investigations

Financial Crime

Legal 500, 2025 – Tier 1 Fraud: Crime

“… for high-profile fraud and white collar crime cases.’

White Collar, Crime & Investigations

Regulatory & Disciplinary

Narita’s expertise of pre-charge advice, coupled with successful defending and cross examining in criminal cases, has resulted in regulatory success at representing clients (individual and corporate) before major regulatory bodies; including the Solicitors Regulatory Association (SRA), Bar Standards Board (BSB), GMC, NMC, healthcare, financial services, gambling commission, professional and sports bodies.

Narita’s experience in advocacy skills, managing professional clients and adverse publicity, makes her the first counsel of choice in regulatory proceedings.

Narita’s experience of multi-specialisms has proved invaluable to clients (professional and lay) facing criminal, family and regulatory proceedings. Narita’s stellar experience offers clients best representation, guiding them through the myriad of complex challenges and queries with confidence and precision.

Narita defends in high profile inquests (corporates and individuals). Narita was instructed in an inquest, which attracted substantial media coverage, resulting in UK change to Stalking legislation.

Barry Stancombe

Steven Walker