Simran Tatla is a Criminal Litigation Associate with a broad practice encompassing financial and white-collar crime, serious and general crime and extradition. She represents individuals and corporate clients from the initial stages of an investigation through to trial.
White Collar and Financial Crime
Sim represents clients in relation to white collar and business crime investigations, including those facing allegations of fraud, bribery, corruption, and money laundering. She has experience in defending clients who are subject to investigations brought by a range of enforcement agencies, including the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), Serious Fraud Office (SFO), HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and the National Crime Agency (NCA).
Sim also advises clients who work in the financial services industry and who are already, or are at risk of being, under investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in respect of criminal or regulatory matters.
Serious and General Crime
Sim’s serious and general crime practice involves representing individuals from the pre-charge investigation stage at the police station through to the conclusion of a criminal trial. Her experience includes defending clients accused of a range of offences including sexual offences, drugs offences, assault, stalking and driving offences.
When advising clients who are under police investigation or facing a criminal trial, Sim is known for combining a calm and compassionate approach with strong tactical skill.
International Crime and Extradition
Sim has a developing international crime and extradition practice which includes managing complex cases which often involve politically-motivated allegations and human rights issues. Sim has experience in representing clients facing extradition requests from jurisdictions including Mexico, Spain, the Netherlands and the USA. Sim also assists clients who have been made subject to a Red Notice issued by INTERPOL and advises on applications for their deletion.
Public Inquiries
Sim’s practice also includes representing individuals in major public inquiries.
Professional Memberships
- Young Fraud Lawyers’ Association
- Defence Extradition Lawyers’ Association
- Women in Criminal Law
- The London Criminal Court Solicitors’ Association
Further Information
Prior to qualifying into the Criminal Litigation team, Sim spent several years working in the firm’s Regulatory team, wherein she conducted fitness to practise investigations on behalf of public regulators. Simran is listed in the Pro Bono Recognition List 2025.
Sim read History at the University of Nottingham before obtaining a Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL). She achieved a distinction in the Legal Practice Course (LPC).
Sim initially joined Kingsley Napley in 2017. She is a Punjabi speaker.
