Matthew Donmall > 1 Crown Office Row > London, England > Barrister Profile

1 Crown Office Row
Temple
London
EC4Y 7HH
England

Position

Matt has expertise in all matters of indirect taxation, including VAT, import and customs duties, excise duties, gaming duties, as well as the interface between tax law and public law. He has appeared in tribunals and courts all the way to the Supreme Court. He is regularly instructed in complex multi-million pound, high profile cases. He has particular experience with disputes involving financial services and pensions, public law arguments, partial exemption methods, attribution and apportionment arguments, single / multiple supply issues, and classification disputes in respect of technological products.

Career

Called 2006; Lincoln’s Inn; junior counsel to the Crown (A panel).

Languages

French.

Education

Inns of Court School of Law (Bar Vocational Course, Outstanding (2nd highest in year)); City University (Postgraduate Diploma in Law, Distinction (2nd highest in year)); Oxford University (MPhil International Relations (2nd highest in year)), Queens’ College Cambridge (BA History, Double First).

Lawyer Rankings

London Bar > Tax: VAT and excise

(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3

Matthew Donmall1 Crown Office RowExceptionally bright. Constructs thorough and excellent arguments.’