Natalie Foster

Call 2011
Telephone 020 7831 0222
Email natalie.foster@42br.com

Natalie Foster

Call 2011
Telephone 020 7831 0222
Email natalie.foster@42br.com

Natalie has crafted a successful and busy civil practice where she specialises in both residential and commercial property disputes and personal injury.

Prior to joining chambers Natalie had a busy mixed common law and crime practice where she excelled at trial advocacy. She regularly appeared in the magistrates and crown courts both prosecuting and defending in some of the most serious criminal cases. This regular trial experience means that Natalie is a skilled advocate, and her ability to effectively cross-examine witnesses is outstanding.

Natalie accepts instructions on a direct access basis.

Natalie is mum to a young and demanding daughter and in her spare time she is both taxi and activity organiser to keep her young child’s mind occupied. Natalie also enjoys travelling and reading (she is a founding member of a local book club).

Business Law

Natalie advises and appears in a broad range of commercial matters. She has particular experience in gaining successful outcomes in urgent interim relief applications.

As well as representing clients at interlocutory hearings, (including applications for summary judgment, setting aside judgment in default, relief from sanctions and CCMCs), Natalie is regularly instructed to appear for clients in both the County Court and the High Court in small claims, fast track and multi-track trials.

Housing Law

Natalie regularly advises and represents landlords and tenants in a broad range of actions including possession, rent arrears, trespass, and disrepair claims.

She has frequently provided crucial advice on the validity of section 21 notices, including issues surrounding tenancy deposit protection and gas safety certificate requirements.

Prior to commencing pupillage Natalie worked as a caseworker for Zacchaeus 2000 Trust (Z2K), a London based charity that provides advice and representation to people in extreme poverty. There she provided advice and represented vulnerable people in Social Security Appeal Tribunals and assisted in possession proceedings. Natalie is committed to fighting the causes of inequality and poverty and between 2012 to 2015 she was a trustee of Z2K.

Natalie also has extensive experience both advising and representing clients in a broad range of property disputes and the commercial / contractual issues that arise. Natalie has been instructed to deal with applications to strike out, she has been instructed in successful emergency injunction applications in the High Court, and emergency applications for relief from forfeiture.

Related News

Avoiding the Roseberry Blues: dealing effectively with claims against tenants with disabilities

In person Housing Event in conjunction with SHLA

Published: 28th Jul 2022

Webinar - Disrepair: Drafting effective Claims and Defences

Housing Webinar with Natalie Foster & Max Gordon

Published: 15th Mar 2022

How to... avoid common pitfalls in Anti-Social Behaviour injunctions and committal applications

This training will provide practical guidance on frequently encountered issues in the preparation of applications for both civil injunctions and committals following breach of an injunction.

Published: 29th Jul 2021

The housing possessions backlog and Nightingale Courts: a simple solution?

Natalie Foster explores the potential role of ‘Nightingale Courts’ and extended operating hours in unclogging the backlog – and ensuring that the wheels of justice keep turning.

Published: 9th Jul 2021

Personal Injury Law

Natalie is regularly instructed in small claims, fast and multi track trials, disposal hearings, and MoJ Stage 3 hearings. Natalie also advises on quantum and is happy to accept instructions on a CFA basis.

Quantum issues that also present themselves alongside road traffic accident claims are claims for credit hire; as a result, Natalie is live to the commercial considerations underpinning credit hire claims as well as the impact upon and experiences of lay clients attending court in relation to these claims. Natalie is well versed in the technical arguments run in this complex and developing area of law.