Masters of the Bench

Aparna Nathan KC attended schools in London (Cavendish School for Girls; Queens College) and in Singapore (United World College of S.E. Asia; Raffles Junior College) before returning to London to study Law at the London School of Economics at undergraduate and Masters level.

She is a member of Devereux Chambers, having moved there from her previous set, Gray’s Inn Tax Chambers, in August 2014.

Aparna was called to the Bar in November 1994. She was appointed to the Attorney General’s Panel of Civil Counsel in 2010 progressing to A Panel by 2017 before taking silk in 2019.

Aparna specialises in Tax Law with a particular focus on residence, domicile, offshore trust and corporate structures, limited liability partnerships and estate planning. Aparna is a committee member of sub-committees at the Chartered Institute of Taxation and of the Addington Society. Aparna is a member of the Worshipful Company of Tax Advisers, the Chancery Bar Association and the Revenue Bar Association.

Aparna has taught ethics for the Inn for several years and has also given talks to introduce Tax law to current and prospective pupils.  Aparna is committed to furthering diversity and inclusion in the Inn.

Aparna trained in Bharatanatyam (South Indian classical dance) for 6 years. She is on the Education Committee of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, London (Centre for Indian Arts and Culture) with whom she has had a long and close involvement since her childhood.