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Philip Baker
Tax – corporate; tax – international; private client – personal tax., Field Court Tax Chambers
- Phone020 3693 3700
- Email[email protected]
- Profilewww.fieldtax.com
Work Department
Tax – corporate; tax – international; private client – personal tax.
Position
Works in most areas of revenue law, with particular emphasis on international tax and European Union tax law. Particular interest in taxation and the European Convention on Human Rights. Recent cases include Apple (CJEU), GEFI (UT) and Fisher (Supreme Court). Current cases include a State Aid case for the UK Government. Adviser on drafting of Mauritius Income Tax Act, and counsel for Mauritius Revenue Authority in appeals to Privy Council (CIEL, De Marroussem, Jauffoor, Bikeworld, Chiniah, Mirbel, Royal Gardens, NTA, Sharon, Total, CWA, Grove Park, Blue Lagoon). Expert witness on international tax for cases in US, India, Australia, Norway, Trinidad & Tobago and in international arbitrations; advice on taxation in connection with Gibraltar, Hong Kong, India, Singapore, Uganda, UAE and Grenada. He has chaired cross-border arbitration under tax treaties.
Education
Haberdashers’ Aske’s Elstree; Emmanuel College, Cambridge (1977 MA Law Double First); Balliol College, Oxford (1978 BCL 1st); University College, London (1979 LLM); SOAS, London (1985 PhD); London Business School (1992 MBA).
Mentions
London Bar
Tax: personal
HALL OF FAME3Philip Baker KC –Field Court Tax Chambers 'In addition to possessing the usual qualities for a KC (in-depth knowledge of his subject matter, strategic advice), Philip is a bit of a visionary. He was the first English lawyer to write about the impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 for taxation.'