Natalie Alt

2023 (Inner Temple)

Date of call

2023 (Inner Temple)

Qualifications

Criminology BA (Hons), University of York)
Law LLB (Hons), Leeds University
Bar course, BPP University, London

Natalie joined Becket Chambers as a pupil in 2025 and accepted tenancy in 2026. Natalie has gained experience and accepts instructions in a range of areas across both Civil and Family.

Natalie has been involved in numerous civil matters, including disrepair, possession, access injunctions, landlord and tenant, TOLATA and small claims. She has also worked for the Home Office on condemnation matters.  As part of her Bar course, Natalie completed her training in civil and commercial mediation.

Natalie has also been instructed on a range of family finance and children cases, in both private and public law, from initial client conferences through to final hearings. She is dedicated to developing her skillset in this area and is the author of several articles on the chamber’s website. Before joining Becket Chambers, Natalie was a paralegal at the National Centre for Domestic Violence, where she supported many of the most vulnerable people in society to help them access legal protection, including non-molestation orders, occupation orders, and prohibited steps orders.

Having been involved in a wide range of cases, Natalie places great importance on her ability to support clients in situations where they may feel they lack control, don’t understand the process, or don’t know how to navigate it. She has extensive experience and specialist training in working directly with people in challenging circumstances and is comfortable representing people who are vulnerable or who have mental health challenges.

Natalie is highly analytical, with a reputation for detailed research and the ability to hone in rapidly on key points.  She understands the emotional impact of the court process and is adept at reading people and adjusting her communication style to suit their needs.

Before starting her pupillage, Natalie was a finalist in a mooting competition and has subsequently acted as a judge in a Kent advocacy competition.

 

Natalie has experience in financial remedy cases from initial client conferences through to final hearings involving:

• matrimonial and non-matrimonial assets
• property portfolios
• pension sharing (including early access and offsetting)
• ISAs
• equities
• business interests
• prenuptial and postnuptial agreements
• inherited wealth
• allegations of non-disclosure
Natalie advises mothers, fathers, grandparents and guardians in a wide range of applications under the Children Act 1989 at all stages of proceedings, from First Hearing Dispute Resolution Appointments and directions hearings to fact-finding hearings and contested finals. Her practice spans:

• child arrangements orders
• specific issue orders
• prohibited steps orders
• non-molestation orders
• occupation orders
• disputes involving changes of name, schooling, and medical treatment
• relocation/ jurisdiction
• parental responsibility,
• welfare-based determinations
Natalie has experience in a wide range of property and land law matters and has appeared in multi-track trials and interim hearings in the County Court. Her practice includes disputes concerning:

• co-ownership and beneficial interests under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 (TOLATA)
• boundary disputes and rights of way
• adverse possession claims and access injunctions
• landlord and tenant matters, including Section 8 proceedings based on rent arrears or other breaches
• defences involving disrepair or unlawful eviction
• applications to suspend or set aside warrants of possession
Natalie acts in personal injury claims across all tracks, including issues relating to:

• road traffic accidents
• liability
• causation
• quantum
Natalie has worked on Home Office matters, including matters involving:

• interception of vehicles travelling to or from the continent, mainly at Dover or the Channel Tunnel
• seizure of cash, alcohol or tobacco
• forfeiture and condemnation cases

“Natalie accepts instruction without hesitation, prepares with complete professionalism, and demonstrates a clear understanding of the facts, issues, and legal framework. She has secured successful outcomes for our team in circumstances that would have challenged many others. She provides her written attendance note promptly and concisely following hearings, reflective of the high standard of her advocacy and case presentation. Natalie’s legal knowledge, work ethic, resilience, and commitment to delivering excellence are second to none. As a result of the quality of her work, I have specifically requested her for future cases, as have several of my colleagues.”

“Natalie is such a wonderful advocate and incredibly well-suited to this area of practice. She is totally unflappable, incredibly calm and able to absorb quite nuanced details in an incredibly short period of time. I have observed many advocates over the years, and Natalie has that wonderful mixture of all the qualities you want in counsel - empathy, diligence, great technical ability and is persuasive. Most importantly, I felt like she had my back. Natalie is a credit to your chambers, and I have no doubt the other clients will be equally as impressed as I have been with her.”

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