Our work

With 30 Members of Chambers specializing in Tax, we offer unparalleled expertise in every facet of Revenue Law, from the largest corporate transactions to issues facing the private individual.

As well as tax, much of our work involves issues such as trusts law, company law and financial services regulation. More often than not these issues will be dealt with by us, although on occasions we may recommend the use of experts from elsewhere. Our clerks will be happy to provide you with assistance in this regard.

Corporate

The corporate and business tax issues covered by Chambers include:

Mergers and acquisitions
Company or group reconstructions and demergers
Transfer pricing
Structured finance including cross-border transactions, corporate debt, foreign exchange and derivative transactions
Methods of computing profits (including the relevance of accountancy practice) and deductions against receipts
Losses and capital allowances
International and EC Tax including the impact of double tax treaties, the EC Treaty on the availability of foreign tax credits, the utilization of offshore losses and the taxation of foreign dividends and intellectual property income

Personal

Chambers undertakes a high proportion of work in relation to tax planning for individuals, trusts and estates, covering all inheritance tax, capital gains tax, income tax and SDLT issues.

Typical areas are:

Sale and re-organisation of family companies
Advice on and drafting of documents concerning family trusts
Tax planning for landed estates including business property relief and agricultural property relief
Heritage property planning
Tax planning in relation to the family home
Tax and matrimonial proceedings
Issues relating to residence and domicile

Employee remuneration

Personal and business tax matters come together in relation to employee remuneration with issues including:

Share option and pension schemes
Employee share ownership plans
Profit sharing schemes
National Insurance contributions

VAT / IPT and other indirect taxes

Value Added Tax is dealt with by many Members of Chambers. VAT affects every area of commercial life and the European dimension is of growing significance. Moreover, the application of VAT in the property sector means that appropriate planning is essential. Other important issues in the VAT field where members of Chambers have expertise are:

Business/non business
The single market
Non-economic activity
Judicial review
Suing for 'Frankovitch' damages
European Law

Members of Chambers advise businesses of all sizes in the commercial, retail, financial services, international trade and charitable sectors.

Members of Chambers also advise on other indirect taxes including:

Cutoms Duty
Excise Duty
Insurance Premium Tax
Betting Duty
Environmental taxes: Landfill Tax, Climate Change Levy & Aggregates Levy
Tonnage tax

Stamp taxes

Members of chambers specialise in all stamp taxes, including stamp duty, stamp duty land tax and stamp duty reserve tax and are able both to provide advice and to litigate in relation to such matters. In particular, stamp taxes issues regarding:

Corporate acquisitions and restructuring
Property transactions
Property refinancing
Property developments

Professional negligence

A number of members of chambers have substantial experience in advising upon and conducting litigation in Professional Negligence disputes, where direct or indirect tax issues have arisen. In addition to acting as advocates in such matters, Members of Chambers have been instructed to act as expert witnesses and have extensive experience of different forms of alternative dispute resolution.

Arbitration and mediation

We are able to offer accredited mediators and arbitrators in a wide variety of disputes where the issues are tax driven.