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Sarabjit Singh KC KC
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Sarabjit (Sab) Singh KC specialises in tax, including the interface between tax and public law, and clinical negligence. Sab also specialises in public law in its own right, and frequently appears in public law and tax cases in the highest courts, including regular appearances in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.
Sab has appeared in some of the most heavyweight cases in tax and public law in the last few decades, as outlined in the description of his practice in each of those areas below. He continues to act both for and against the government in high-profile tax and public law matters.
Unusually for someone who practices in tax and public law, Sab also specialises in clinical negligence, and as a silk has acted in a number of catastrophic birth injury and other cases. He is valued for his careful and high-quality pleadings and advocacy, as well as his tactful manner with clients.
Career
Call: 2001; KC: 2018; Lincoln’s Inn
Prior to becoming a silk, Sab was appointed to each of the Attorney General’s A, B and C panels, and it was through his work on the panels that Sab represented government departments and others in the most complex and high-profile cases in his areas of practice. His excellence in advocacy in the higher courts was recognised by his appointment as Queen’s Counsel in 2018, whilst still in his thirties.
Outside of his practice, Sab is heavily involved in work promoting access to the Bar and retention in the profession of those from underrepresented groups. Being from an underrepresented group himself, he feels strongly that barriers to access should be broken down, and encourages those from working class, state school backgrounds to see the Bar as an option for them. He is also a member of the Bar Council’s Equality, Diversity and Social Mobility Committee, with a particular interest in ensuring the fair allocation of publicly funded work.
Languages
Punjabi.
Education
Stanground College, Peterborough; Corpus Christi College, Oxford (MA).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Tax: VAT and excise
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4Sarabjit Singh KC – 1 Crown Office Row ‘An incredible advocate and tactician. He provides hands-on and easy to digest advice and on the substantive elements of a case and overall litigation strategy.’
1 Crown Office Row‘s tax offering is bolstered by the set’s strength in public and administrative law, with ‘a good range of senior and junior counsel’. Owain Thomas KC is experienced in the Supreme Court and Court of Justice of the European Union, and covers the full range of indirect tax matters. Sarabjit Singh KC acts for both the taxpayer and HMRC in a range of judicial reviews and appeals. Natasha Barnes is a member of the Attorney General’s A Panel, and appeared for HMRC in Dawson’s (Wales) Ltd v HMRC, an excise duty matter heard before the Court of Appeal. Edward Waldegrave, who joined from Pump Court Tax Chambers in 2023, covers a range of high-value instructions, including appearing for HMRC in ThyssenKrupp Materials (UK) Ltd v HMRC, a matter concerning the availability of inward processing relief from customs duty and import VAT which was heard before the Upper Tribunal. Isabel McArdle has a specialism in the land exemption to VAT, and is highly active for HMRC.