Roger Thomas’ practice covers all areas of corporate and personal taxation. He has developed a particular profile in SDLT and VAT.
Career
Called 1979, Lincoln’s Inn
Recent cases
Yarburgh Children's Trust v CCE (High Court); Kerr v Brown Boyd v Brown (Special Commissioners); Public & Commercial Services Union v CCE (High Court); St Paul's Community Development Trust v CCE (High Court); PJG Developments Limited v CCE (VAT Tribunal); Messenger Leisure Developments Limited v CCE (Court of Appeal); Marshall Motor Group v HMRC (VAT Tribunal); St Helen's School v HMRC (High Court); Telent plc v HMRC (VAT Tribunal); Northampton Theatres Trust v HMRC (VAT Tribunal); HSBC v HMRC (ECJ); Atrium Club Ltd v HMRC (VAT Tribunal).
Publications
VAT (Halsbury’s Laws of England)
Customs & Excise Duties (Halsbury’s Laws of England)
Customs Duty (De Voil Vol 6)
Memberships
VAT Practitioners Group
Stamp Tax Practitioners Group
Revenue Bar Association
London Common Law & Commercial Bar Association
Education
Portsmouth Grammar School
St John’s College, Oxford University (BA Jurisprudence, 1st; BCL, 1st)
The Legal 500 says...
Tax: Corporate and VAT
Rankings: Corporate Tax: Leading Junior, 1st tier; VAT: Leading Junior, 1st tier
Roger Thomas is recommended for his indirect tax practice and is particularly strong across stamp duty and property matters (2009)
the 'shrewd' Roger Thomas is highly regarded (2010)
The Chambers Guide says...
Tax: Indirect Tax
Ranking: Leading Juniors; Band 1
Roger Thomas is praised for his "good, commercial, technical advice" on VAT and stamp duty issues, with clients noting he is "absolutely excellent on the indirect tax side." He has appeared regularly in the ECJ and House of Lords (2010)
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