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Tax: Corporate

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Gray’s Inn Tax Chambers
Pump Court Tax Chambers
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11 New Square
Devereux
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Field Court Tax Chambers
Temple Tax Chambers

Leading Silks

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Jonathan Bremner KC – One Essex Court ‘The leading silk at the tax Bar for complex corporate disputes. Astonishingly clever. Wonderful courtroom manner – courteous, unflappable, but with a core of steel running through his makeup that makes him a fearsome opponent. ‘
Jonathan Davey KC – Wilberforce Chambers ‘Jonathan is a brilliant advocate. He is clear, logical, and compelling in both his written and oral submissions. He is also a pleasure to work with; he is very responsive and is pragmatic and commercial in his advice.’
David Ewart KC – Pump Court Tax Chambers
Malcolm Gammie KC – One Essex Court ‘Malcolm is as meticulous and precise on questions of detail as you would expect from one of the leading tax barristers, but also able to step back and see the broader landscape in which an issue sits.'
Julian Ghosh KC – One Essex Court ‘Julian's advocacy is always first class. He is very able and a very clear thinker. I value his ability to analyse complicated bits of legislation and apply them to tricky fact patterns whilst explaining his conclusions clearly and in an easy-to-follow manner. He is also good at forming a firm view on matters and honing in on what really matters.'
David Goldberg KC – Gray’s Inn Tax Chambers ‘David is the best barrister in his field.’
Kevin Prosser KC – Pump Court Tax Chambers
Nicola Shaw KC – Gray’s Inn Tax Chambers ‘Her attention to detail is second to none. She is technically brilliant and give their advice in the client’s commercial context.’
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Philip Baker KC – Field Court Tax Chambers
Rupert Baldry KC – Pump Court Tax Chambers
Felicity Cullen KC – Devereux
Jonathan Fisher KC – Red Lion Chambers
Michael Gibbon KC – Maitland Chambers 'Michael is incredibly thorough and well-prepared, at pains to explore all possible counter-arguments etc without losing sight of the overall picture.  If you instruct him, he will leave no stone unturned.'
Sam Grodzinski KC – Blackstone Chambers ‘Sam is an outstanding advocate. He is confident and assured in his delivery.’
Giles Goodfellow KC – Pump Court Tax Chambers
Amanda Hardy KC – 5 Stone Buildings
Michael Jones KC – Gray’s Inn Tax Chambers
Timothy Lyons KC – 39 Essex Chambers
Hui Ling McCarthy KC  – 11 New Square
Aparna Nathan KC – Devereux
Akash Nawbatt KC – Devereux ‘Extremely tough and tenacious - he never takes no for an answer.’
Jonathan Peacock KC  – 11 New Square
James Rivett KC  – Pump Court Tax Chambers ‘James has excellent judgement. He is highly strategic in his approach to disputes and forensic in his approach to evidence. He gains the client’s trust and confidence very quickly and is always calm and considered. He is a superb litigator.’
Philip Simpson KC – Old Square Tax Chambers
Laurent Sykes KC – Gray’s Inn Tax Chambers ‘Laurent has clearly a deep intellect, but is also very pragmatic in coming up with solutions and ways forward.  He has also been extremely helpful at navigating difficult issues in a very short timeframe.'
Richard Vallat KC – Pump Court Tax Chambers ‘Thoughtful and innovative.’
Elizabeth Wilson KC – Pump Court Tax Chambers ‘Elizabeth is a highly experienced and technically very able barrister. She is fiercely intelligent and a very persuasive advocate who is able to judge the mood of the court. She is determined to do the very best she can for her client.’
David Yates KC – Pump Court Tax Chambers
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Mark Fell KC - Radcliffe Chambers
Francis Fitzpatrick KC  – 11 New Square
Rory Mullan KC – Old Square Tax Chambers ‘Rory is very pragmatic and responsive, providing valuable expert insight. He is very easy to deal with.'
Robert Venables KC – Old Square Tax Chambers
Patrick Way KC – Field Court Tax Chambers ‘Expertise, commerciality, approachability and professionalism.'

2024 Silks

Sadiya Choudhury KC – Pump Court Tax Chambers 'Sadiya is a very good advocate, technically very proficient and excellent at cross-examination.  Very pleasant and easy-going outside of court, and has a good court manner too.'
Michael Lewis Firth KC – Gray’s Inn Tax Chambers 'Michael is an exceptional advocate and is unique in that on every tax litigation matter that he has been instructed on has not required the support of a junior.'
Christopher Stone KC – Devereux ‘He is a pleasure to work with. He is smart, practical, and prompt. He responds in a timely manner and takes a realistic approach to issues.'

2025 Silks

Ruth Hughes KC - 5 Stone Buildings
Imran Afzal KC  – Field Court Tax Chambers ‘Imran is an excellent barrister, combining an encyclopaedic knowledge of the law, meticulously logical legal reasoning, an engaging and relaxed advocacy style, and first-rate client care skills.’
Marika Lemos KC – Devereux ‘Marika has an outstanding and wide understanding of tax law, and is an excellent advocate.'
Laura Poots KC – Pump Court Tax Chambers 'Really good knowledge of law and ability to analyse in detail complex tax problems. Very measured style that comes across very persuasively.'

Leading Juniors

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Thomas Chacko – Pump Court Tax Chambers ‘Thomas is quite simply the best senior junior commercial tax barrister in the market. He has vast experience with high-value and complex tax litigation. He is able to almost instantly identify the most important technical points in arguments.’
Jonathan Schwarz – Temple Tax Chambers ‘Jonathan has market-leading knowledge around international tax agreements and cross-border issues. He also has a really strong understanding of first principles on how tax tends to work and is able to analyse tax systems in different jurisdictions accordingly.’
Jeremy Woolf – Pump Court Tax Chambers
Zizhen Yang – Pump Court Tax Chambers
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Barrie Akin – Devereux 'Encyclopedic knowledge of tax law and good client skills.'
Kate Balmer – Devereux
Barbara Belgrano – Pump Court Tax Chambers ‘Barbara is an excellent barrister. She has a strong, confident advocacy style and an excellent client manner. A real team player. Responsive and user-friendly.'
Charles Bradley – Pump Court Tax Chambers ‘Charles is really good across the board, his presenting at tribunal is calm, logical and really effective – he gets the key issues across without waffle or diversion and cuts through waffle on cross-examination.’
Harriet Brown – Old Square Tax Chambers
Dilpreet K Dhanoa – Field Court Tax Chambers  ‘Very friendly and helpful.’
Ben Elliott – Pump Court Tax Chambers ‘Ben is a formidable advocate. He knows which arguments to focus on and always articulates them with lucidity, no matter how complex the underlying tax issues are. He is also hard working and really gets to grips with the details of the case.'
James Henderson – Pump Court Tax Chambers
Laura Inglis  – 1 Crown Office Row
Alun James – Temple Tax Chambers ‘Alun is a brilliant advocate, adept at dealing with really difficult and highly contentious tax litigation points. He is a first-rate barrister and is a leader in his field.’
Ximena Montes Manzano – Temple Tax Chambers ‘Deep technical and practical knowledge, conveyed in a concise way to lay clients. Very quick response to complex instructions.'
Oliver Marre – 5 Stone Buildings ‘Oliver is a very technical tax advisor who combines excellence in the tax field with a deep understanding of the client's position. His advice is clear and well thought out.'
Nikhil Mehta – Gray’s Inn Tax Chambers ‘Nikhil is extremely experienced and unusually commercially minded. Due to his background in the private practice of law in a corporate environment, he has a unique understanding of the transactions to which his tax advice is directed. 
Rebecca Murray – Devereux
Scott Redpath – Temple Tax Chambers 'Scott is thorough, an expert in his field and highly collaborative with the solicitors who instruct him. His advocacy is stylish and his arguments meticulous. The advice he gives is second to none.'
Philip Ridgway – Temple Tax Chambers ‘Philip is at the top of his game.  He has an encyclopaedic knowledge of tax law and a keen eye for strategy.  You know that you are in safe hands with Philip.'
Michael Sherry – Temple Tax Chambers ‘Very clear, good decision making. Sound judgement. Accessible even under pressure.'
Patrick C Soares – Field Court Tax Chambers 'A highly competent all-round professional that is able to interpret extremely complex and ever-changing tax legislation and explain it in a way that is understandable not just by individuals in practice but also by clients.'
Peter Vaines – Field Court Tax Chambers ‘Peter is an excellent barrister and very user friendly.  He takes a pragmatic approach to engaging with key stakeholders to deal with matters efficiently and effectively.'
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Michael Avient – Temple Tax Chambers ‘Michael is first class.  He's wonderful with clients and quickly creates confidence, great to work with as an instructing solicitor, and great on his feet in Court. He adds a lot of value to a matter and gets involved in building the wider litigation strategy.'
Patrick Boch – Old Square Tax Chambers
Charlotte Brown – Addington Chambers
Joshua Carey – Devereux ‘Very good at addressing detail and assisting the client in realising the gravity of the position and the need for candid and coherent advice. Josh’s experience at the HMRC Solicitor’s Office with this type of work is valuable.’
Michael Collins – Temple Tax Chambers 'Strategic and measured, he manages expectations well and always impresses with his deep understanding of the issue at hand.'
Hartley Foster – Addington Chambers
Keith Gordon – Temple Tax Chambers ‘Keith comes across very well in front of the client, and also when presenting at the tax tribunal. He explains the client's position to them in a way that they can understand, despite the legal complexities involved. Keith is able to identify supporting arguments that others may not.'
Julian Hickey – Exchequer Chambers
Georgia Hicks – Devereux
Nicholas Macklam  – Gray’s Inn Tax Chambers ‘Nicholas is a star performer. His legal reasoning skills are superb. His advocacy skills, both written and oral, are pitch-perfect. Excellent attention to detail. A real team player. A pleasure to work.’
Ronan Magee – Pump Court Tax Chambers ‘Very clever and very engaged in the case. His meticulous attention to detail means that he picks up important points missed by the other side. Great to work with and a fine team player.’
David Pett – Temple Tax Chambers ‘David is an exceptionally capable barrister whose individual strengths lie in his deep subject matter knowledge, responsiveness, and highly user-friendly approach. He consistently demonstrates a thorough grasp of complex legal and technical issues and can communicate them with clarity and precision.’
Michael Ripley – 11 New Square
Laura Ruxandu  – Pump Court Tax Chambers ‘Laura is hugely capable. She has superb attention to detail. In any case, she always has an excellent grasp of the facts and the law. You want her on your side.’
Kelly Stricklin-Coutinho – 39 Essex Chambers ‘Amazing analytical skills make the complex seem simple.’
Edward Waldegrave – 1 Crown Office Row 'A great cross-examiner, writes brilliantly and so diligent. A joy to work with.'
Quinlan Windle  – Pump Court Tax Chambers ‘Quinlan has a fierce intellect and is able quickly to cut through the detail and land on the essential points in optimising case strategy.’

Rising Stars

Rebecca Sheldon - Old Square Tax Chambers
Harry Winter  – Gray’s Inn Tax Chambers ‘Excellent legal reasoning abilities. Never leaves a stone unturned. Always prepared to go the extra mile. A pleasure to work with. Wise beyond his years.‘

Tax: corporate in London Bar

GRAY'S INN TAX CHAMBERS


Gray’s Inn Tax Chambers features a ‘strong bench of barristers’  acting for individual taxpayers and HMRC alike in cases reaching the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. The set is also known for handling complex cross-border tax disputes. ‘Figurehead’ David Goldberg KC, appeared before the Court of Appeal on behalf of Scottish Power in ScottishPower  Ltd & Ors v Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs and led Sam Brodsky in Chemidex Generics Ltd v HMRC. Nicola Shaw KC’s practice covers all aspects of contentious tax work, appearing as sole counsel before the Supreme Court in Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs v Dolphin Drilling Ltd concerning the taxation of tender support vessels. Nikhil Mehta continues to carry out work on significant cross-border matters.

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‚Very supportive chambers and they have Ben Stern as the senior clerk, who is very accessible and commercial.‘

‚GITC is my first port of call in any complex tax matter.  The barristers are brilliant to work with and the clerks are also equally brilliant for their part.‘

‚Superb collection of tax experts.‘

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Pump Court Tax Chambers


Pump Court Tax Chambers handles a range of complex domestic and international mandates across a range of areas including transfer pricing, double tax treaties and capital allowance disputes. Kevin Prosser KC, David Ewart KC, David Yates KC and the ‘technically proficient’ Sadiya Choudhury KC all featured in BlackRock Holdco 5 LLC v HMRC - a Court of Appeal case concerning the taxation of BlackRock's takeover of Barclays Global Investors -  with Prosser also appearing before the Supreme Court in Royal Bank of Canada v HMRC, concerning the taxation of income earned from the sale of oil in the UK continental shelf. Thomas Chacko has appeared before the Court of Appeal in HFFX LLP v HMRC. Zizhen Yang acted as sole counsel in Prudential Assurance Company Ltd v HMRC, representing The Prudential Assurance Company Ltd from the First Tier Tribunal up to the Court of Appeal, and soon the Supreme Court.

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‚The clerks are very helpful, responsive and provide an excellent service, especially Bruno Antoniotti.‘

‚The clerks are extremely helpful and well-organised.‘

‚The clerks and terrific and easy to deal with.‘

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Devereux


With members appearing at all levels of the courts, Devereux continues to act regularly on behalf of HMRC all the while developing its taxpayer practice. The set covers contentious and non-contentious matters, and has members with particular expertise in the interface of employment and tax law. Akash Nawbatt KC, continues to appear on behalf of HMRC in Lloyd’s Banking Group v HMRC, as well as opposing Georgia Hicks and Harry Sheehan in HMRC v Professional Match Game Referees, again appearing for HMRC.

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‚The clerks are friendly and supportive.‘

‚A good mix of more junior talent coming through.‘

‚Devereux Chambers stand out as having experienced tax lawyers who can explain and discuss tax issues in plain language, and they look for practical solutions.‘

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Field Court Tax Chambers


Regarded as an ‘elite set of specialist tax chambers’ Field Court Tax Chambers hosts a range of key players across international tax, property taxes and estate planning such as governments, large enterprises and individuals. Philip Baker KC is noted for appearing before the Court of Appeal in GE Financial Investments v HMRC, while Patrick Way KC is well regarded for his wide-ranging experience in this area. Recently taking silk, Imran Afzal KC handles a wide range of international matters, and has recently taken on matters relating to taxation reliefs on research and development.

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‚A great range of talented tax professionals from a variety of different backgrounds.‘

‚Very helpful and efficient Chambers.‘

‚Field Court Tax Chambers is an elite set of specialist tax chambers. It has a mix of strong litigation practitioners and advisory specialists. It has a strong international flavour with a unique system of linking with pre-eminent barristers in other jurisdictions as door tenants so that it can access first-hand experience from across the globe. Its barristers are leading practitioners, authors and lecturers, and you really couldn’t find a better set.‘

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Temple Tax Chambers


Temple Tax Chambers has a strong reputation for representing taxpayers in complex disputes. Alun James has a strong tax advisory practice, assisting businesses with the tax aspects of transactions such as corporate reorganisations, demergers and share buy-backs. Michael Sherry hosts a broad direct and indirect tax practice, appearing before courts at all levels, while Philip Ridgway is well regarded for his range of capabilities within this area, including the interaction of tax and insolvency law.

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‚Very prompt response from the clerking team, including Cindy Green.‘ 

‚The clerks are always very professional and helpful.‘

‚The clerks‘ room is very user-friendly. The clerks have a very good relationship with the barristers they look after.‘

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