Natalie Kent
- Experience
Natalie is an Associate within our Administrative and Public Law Disputes Team undertaking a mixture of dispute resolution and administrative and public law work, having joined Birketts in November 2021 from a city law firm. Natalie has prior experience of assisting on matters ranging from historic criminal proceedings being brought against military veterans in respect of their actions during the Troubles to parliamentary inquires. Throughout this work, she assisted in a number of investigations which ultimately challenged the procedural fairness of the pursuit of veterans and Members of Parliament.
Natalie conducts judicial review matters on behalf of local authority clients across all areas including planning, education and governance, both acting as the claimant and defendant.
Natalie regularly advises institutional and local authority clients in respect of complaints and claims made against them, particularly where the claimants/complainants may be considered unreasonably vexatious or persistent, providing practical and pragmatic advice and strategy. Natalie also assists on a variety of Equality Act claims, predominantly on the institutional/service provider side.
Natalie acts for a range of educational institutions including academies, universities and independent schools advising on safeguarding, disputes and regulatory matters. Natalie also acts as the legal advisor to the panel in Teaching Regulation Agency panel hearings and meetings.
Natalie completed her law degree at the University of Exeter, graduating in 2015, and subsequently completed her LPC at BPP in Cambridge.
She is a keen runner having completed the Great North Run in 2019 and an avid Liverpool supporter.
