William Massey’s practice covers all areas of personal and corporate taxation, with an emphasis on tax appeals and other tax related litigation, private client, estate tax planning, heritage property and agricultural property.
Career
Called 1977, Middle Temple
QC 1996
Governor, Harrow School; Summer Fields School
Member, Tax Committee, Historic Houses Association
Recent cases
Furniss v Dawson (House of Lords); Professional Footballer's Association (Enterprises) Ltd v C&E (House of Lords); Caton's Administrators v Couch (Court of Appeal); Cottle v Coldicott (Special Commissioners); Westmorland Motorway Services Ltd v C&E (Court of Appeal); Akbar v C&E (Administrative Court); Fallon v Fellows (High Court); Lloyds TSB (pr of Antrobus deceased) v IRC (Special Commissioners); Application to vary the undertaking of A and B (Special Commissioners); Marquess of Hertford and others v IRC (Special Commissioners); McCall v HMRC (Northern Ireland Court of Appeal); Trustees of the Nelson Dance Family Settlement (High Court)
Publications
Editorial Board - Simon's Direct Tax Service
Memberships
Revenue Bar Association
London Common Law & Commercial Bar Association
Education
Harrow
Hertford College, Oxford (1976 BA (Jurisprudence); 1996 MA)
The Legal 500 says...
Private Client: Personal Tax
Ranking: Leading Silk, 1st tier
William Massey is 'in the top rank of revenue counsel' (2009)
The Chambers Guide says...
Tax: Private Client
Ranking: Leading Silks; Band 1
This strength derives from the fact that it has individuals such as William Massey QC on board, "a hugely respected figure who is steeped in knowledge of the law." His practice focuses on estate and tax planning for high net worth individuals (2010)
Agriculture & Rural Affairs
Ranking: Leading Silks; Band 2
William Massey QC of Pump Court Tax Chambers is a personal and corporate taxation specialist whose practice incorporates private client work, estate tax planning, heritage property and agricultural property expertise. Renowned for being "extremely bright but humble and personable," he is the man to go to for landed estate and agricultural taxation matters (2010)
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