William Massey QC

Called 1977, Middle Temple

QC 1996

Governor, Harrow School; Summer Fields School

Member, Tax Committee, Historic Houses Association

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)

Editorial Board - Simon's Direct Tax Service

 Revenue Bar Association

London Common Law & Commercial Bar Association

Harrow

Hertford College, Oxford (1976 BA (Jurisprudence); 1996 MA)

Private Client: Personal Tax

Ranking: Leading Silk, 1st tier

William Massey is 'in the top rank of revenue counsel' (2009)

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)