Band 2
Band 2
Band 2
About
Provided by Akash Nawbatt KC
Practice Areas
Akash's principal areas of practice are employment and tax law. He is instructed in complex and high value litigation, in tribunals, the High Court and appellate courts, by large employers (including global financial institutions and leading airlines), Government Departments and taxpayers.
For more information, please visit https://www.devereuxchambers.co.uk/barristers/profile/akash-nawbatt
Career
Called 1999. Judicial assistant to the House of Lords (2001-02). Junior Counsel to the Crown: C Panel (2004-08); B Panel (2008-2013); and A Panel (2013 - 2017). 2015 Chambers UK Bar Awards: Employment Junior of the Year. Appointed Queen's Counsel in 2017.
Professional Memberships
ELA, ELBA and RBA
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Akash Nawbatt KC is an employment-focused silk who handles discrimination, worker status and whistle-blowing cases at all court levels, including the High Court and the Court of Appeal. He is regularly instructed by large banking clients and government institutions.
Akash Nawbatt KC specialises in tax and employment law, and is a strong choice for employment tax and disguised remuneration matters. He also handles the full range of corporate tax including capital allowances and domicile issues. Nawbatt acts for both the Revenue and taxpayers.
Akash Nawbatt KC is highlighted for his experience acting for the Revenue. Nawbatt is well known for residence and domicile matters in particular.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Akash is excellent and very strong technically. He's great with knotty legal issues."
"His written work is good and he is very easy to work with."
"Akash Nawbatt KC does an awful lot of cases for HMRC."
"A good technical lawyer, who appreciates the client's needs. He has a great understanding of the law involved and tax market itself."
"Akash is excellent and very strong technically. He's great with knotty legal issues."
"His written work is good and he is very easy to work with."
"Akash Nawbatt KC does an awful lot of cases for HMRC."
"A good technical lawyer, who appreciates the client's needs. He has a great understanding of the law involved and tax market itself."
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