David Ewart QC

Called 1987 (Gray's Inn)

Treasury A Panel (2001 - 2005)

First Chancery Revenue Junior (2001 - 2005)

QC (2006)  

Barclays Mercantile v Mawson [2005] STC 1 (HL); IRC v Scottish Provident [2005] STC 15 (HL); Dr Beynon v CCE [2005] STC 55 (HL); R (Hitch) v Special Commissioners [2005] STC 474 (Admin); Weston v Garnett [2005] STC 1134 (CA); MacDonald v Dextra Accessories [2005] STC 1111 (HL); Autologic v IRC [2005] STC 1357 (HL); Aegis Group plc v IRC [2006] STC 23 (Ch D); Marks & Spencer v Halsey [2006] STC 237 (ECJ); Pirelli Cable Holdings v IRC [2006] STC 548 (HL); NEC Semi Conductors v IRC [2006] STC 606 (CA); HMRC v Vodafone2 [2006] STC 1530 (CA); Trustees of BT Pension Scheme v IRC [2006] STC 1685 (Ch D); Cadbury Schweppes v IRC [2006] STC 1908 (ECJ); Test Claimants in FII Group Litigation v IRC [2007] STC 326 (ECJ); Test Claimants in Class IV of the ACT Litigation v IRC [2007] STC 404 (ECJ); UBS AG v HMRC [2007] STC 588 (CA); Test Claimants in Thin Cap Group Litigation v IRC [2007] STC 901 (ECJ); Boake Allen v IRC [2007] STC 1265 (HL); Snell v HMRC [2007] STC 1279 (Ch D); Pirelli Cable Holdings (No 2) [2008] STC 144; HMRC v Bank of Ireland [2008] STC 253  

Revenue Bar Association

London Commom Law & Commercial Bar Association

Trinity College, Oxford (1986 BA Hons)

Tax: Corporate and VAT

Rankings: Corporate Tax: Leading Silk; VAT: Leading Silk

'is an excellent litigator' (2009) and receives high praise (2010)

Private Client: Personal Tax

Ranking: Leading Silk

'demonstrates 'technical ability' coupled with 'a commercial and friendly approach' (2010)

Corporate Tax

Ranking: Leading Silks; Band 2

David Ewart QC specialises in all areas of taxation. Formerly First Chancery Counsel, Ewart has acted on almost all of HMRC’s major pieces of recent litigation, in addition to building up an impressive client base of leading law firms, accountants and multinationals. He is described as "extremely talented and hard-working" and is widely acknowledge for his "superb commercial and technical skills" (2010)

Tax: Private Client

Ranking: Leading Silks; Band 2

Accomplished all-rounder David Ewart QC is considered one of the country's leading experts on inheritance tax. Clients have "complete faith in his ability" thanks to his "great thoroughness, thoughtfulness and intimate understanding of tax law" (2010)