London Bar
Tax: VAT and excise
Leading junior2Howard Watkinson – Devereux ‘Howard has encyclopaedic knowledge of HMRC VAT tribunal appeals. Howard is robust and dogged with his advocacy approach, will never take a backward step.’
Barristers
Howard Watkinson
Devereux, London
- Email[email protected]
- Profilewww.devereuxchambers.co.uk
Career
Howard is an experienced specialist in tax, excise and other customs duties, public law, business crime, anti-money laundering regulations, health & safety, and regulatory work. He is regularly instructed in the Tax Tribunals, Administrative Court, and Crown Court.
Howard’s significant tax practice has seen him advise on and appear in cases concerning most aspects of VAT. Howard also has an increasing direct tax practice and is currently instructed in various corporation tax and pension scheme cases.
Complementary to his tax practice, Howard has significant expertise in business crime. He specialises in advisory and advocacy work in civil and criminal fraud cases, with particular expertise in allegations of fraud and other wrongdoing associated with VAT, excise and other customs duties.
Howard is a member of the Attorney General’s A Panel of Counsel.
Memberships
Attorney General’s A Panel of Counsel
SFO Prosecution and Proceeds of Crime Panel B
CPS Organised Crime, Specialist Fraud and Proceeds of Crime Level 2
Appointed as a fee-paid judge of the First-tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber)
Education
Hardwicke Scholar & Lord Denning Scholar, Lincoln’s Inn
BVC (Outstanding), BPP Law School
BA Hons in English (1st Class), Peterhouse, Cambridge University