Nate Lara celebrates his first year at 3PB by securing an acquittal in an exposure trial

3rd March 2026

3PB Barristers' criminal barrister Nate LaraNate LaraCall: 2024 has successfully secured an acquittal for his client in relation to two allegations of exposure in a case heard at Portsmouth Crown Court.

DH faced allegations of exposing himself to a family member on numerous occasions both in person and by phone. DH accepted that he committed the acts, however he denied his intention was to cause harm, as the law requires.

The prosecution relied on DH’s responses in his police interview and other messages sent by DH as evidence of him admitting his intent. Nate submitted to the jury that these admissions were actually evidence of his regret in hindsight, highlighting that if DH had intended to cause harm, he would not have felt regret.

Nate has had significant success in the last year since joining 3PB. Over the last 12 months, Nate has appeared for defendants in 11 effective Crown Court Trials, securing successful results in ten.

These cases have involved serious allegations of sexual assault, domestic abuse and a bomb hoax.

Nate came to 3PB with five years’ experience as a specialised criminal law Solicitor-Advocate in Australia. Nate moved to the UK and completed a reduced six-month specialist criminal pupillage, as a transferring lawyer, with a well-known and highly regarded criminal chambers in London, before joining 3PB in March 2025.

If you wish to contact or instruct Nate, please contact her Practice Manager Ellie Bloomfield on [email protected] or call 01202 292102.