Tax: VAT and excise

‘Jeremy is an excellent barrister and an intimidating opponent. His advocacy is insightful, weighty and persuasive. He has huge knowledge of customs legislation and case law.’

Etienne Wong

Old Square Tax Chambers

‘Good with clients and is able to convey technical issues in an understandable way. Friendly and approachable. Good detailed knowledge of VAT legislation and case law.’

Zizhen Yang

‘Clarity of thought and insight.’

Barrie Akin

'He is excellent at explaining complex issues to clients and to the tribunal. He makes complex law and complex processes a breeze. His advocacy is compelling and surgical.'

David Bedenham

11KBW

‘He has tremendous knowledge of VAT law, but is most impressive as an advocate. He has excellent judgment and is very well regarded by the Tax Tribunal judiciary.’

Barbara Belgrano

‘Barbara's attention to detail is amazing. She is exceptionally strong technically. I admire her work ethic. She goes out of her way to ensure clients feel like they are in safe hands.’

Tim Brown

Temple Tax Chambers

‘Excellent manner with clients and explains the legal requirements in easy to understand terms. Very knowledgeable in his chosen field and extremely competent when presenting cases.’

Oliver Conolly

‘Intellectually capable, attention to detail is forensic in quality, calm and measured thinker, an outstanding tax specialist.’

Ben Elliott

James Henderson

‘He is personable with clients, who warm to him in conference. He is always well-prepared and practical in his advice.’

Georgia Hicks

‘Very strong legal skills and great oral and written advocacy; very hard working and a real super star in the making.’

Andrew Macnab

Monckton Chambers

Laura Poots

‘Laura is outstanding, she is excellent with clients and superb at distilling complex tax into easy advice for the clients to follow.’

Max Schofield

‘Max is a safe pair of hands, able to handle client’s tax matters, keeping the commercial outcomes in mind at all times. He is smart, personable and always available.’

Howard Watkinson

‘Howard has encyclopaedic knowledge of HMRC VAT tribunal appeals. Howard is robust and dogged with his advocacy approach, will never take a backward step.’

Michael Ripley

11 New Square

Hammad Baig

33 Bedford Row

'A tenacious barrister who fights hard for his client's rights. He will review all aspects of a case, both commercial and legal, and advise the client on the best course of action.'

'She is an excellent advocate, with a. clear and persuasive manner. She is able to make succinct submissions dealing with the key points. Her drafting is clear and precise. She is a good team player.'

Gideon Barth

‘Gideon is super smart, and has a court presence well beyond the norm for his year of call. His advocacy is punchy and focussed.’

Joshua Carey

‘Rising star in the world of tax, great judgement and court presence, very easy to work with.’

Thomas Chacko

‘His advocacy, in particular his ability to break down complex legal arguments and explain them with clarity, is impressive.‘

Matthew Donmall

‘Exceptionally bright. Constructs thorough and excellent arguments.’

‘Laura has a fantastic knowledge of tax law, which is complemented by her solid knowledge of contract and limitation issues. Her written advice is always first-rate.’

Isabel McArdle

‘Diligent. Hard-working. Very clever.’

Rebecca Murray

'Rebecca is exceptionally able, and a pleasure to work with. She combines deep technical expertise with a pragmatic, creative flair, and strong commercial understanding.'

Sebastian Purnell

'Very hard-working and an excellent team player. Her written work is always of a high quality, and produced very quickly.'

Kelly Stricklin-Coutinho

39 Essex Chambers

Edward Waldegrave

'Edward is simply excellent. A particular strength is his ability to express complex matters clearly and simply. Extremely calm. Excellent client manner. A pleasure to work with.'

Quinlan Windle

‘Those who work with him are surprised he is so junior. Quinlan is very intelligent and can analyse complex problems and fact patterns with apparent ease.’

Jeremy Woolf

‘Good insight and willing to contribute to discussions on new laws and cases, in particular.’

Sam Brodsky

Gray’s Inn Tax Chambers

'Responsive and on top of everything, written work is excellent, articulate and enthusiastic.'

Charlotte Brown

Addington Chambers

Edward Hellier

11 New Square

Conrad McDonnell

Gray’s Inn Tax Chambers

Rising stars

Rising stars at the Bar are defined as barristers between four and eight years’ call who are seen as up-and-coming members of the Bar in their respective practice areas by clients and peers alike. They will already be instructed in high-profile, complex, and high-value contentious and non-contentious matters, working with and opposite more experienced leading counsel.

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