Advice and litigation relating to all areas of taxation (international and domestic) as well as commercial contentious work. Accepts direct access instructions.
Gray’s Inn Tax Chambers
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Specialises in corporate tax, partnership tax, and VAT, and fundamental questions in any area of taxation. Strong litigation practice for heavyweight clients. Broad spectrum of tax and VAT advisory work: banking, financial services and insurance; commercial and residential property; media and IP; betting and gaming. Tax cases include: EMI Group v Coldicott [1997] CA; Walker v Centaur Clothes Group [2000] House of Lords; Venables v Hornby [2003] House of Lords; News Datacom v Atkinson [2006] SpC; HMRC v Lansdowne Partners [2010] HC; PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP v Information Commissioner [2011] UT; R (Prudential plc) v Special Commissioner [2013] UKSC; Trustees of BT Pension Scheme v HMRC [2016] CA and CJEU; R (Shiner) v HMRC [2011] CA; Drachs Investment v Brightsea [2012] CA; Burgess v HMRC [2015] UT. VAT cases include: Water Hall Group v C&EC [2003] VAT Trib; Spearmint Rhino v HMRC [2006] VAT Trib; Case C-89/05 United Utilities v C&EC [2006] ECJ; Case C-308/01 C&EC v GIL Insurance [2004] ECJ; HMRC v Portsmouth Football Club [2011] STC 683; R (Economic Development Minister of States of Jersey) v HM Treasury [2012] HC.
Joint Head of Chambers; specialises in revenue law.
Litigation and advice across all areas of UK, EU, and international taxation, as well as commercial and chancery law more broadly.
Laura has a broad advisory and litigation practice spanning all areas of UK tax and commercial law.
Advises on both corporate and personal tax issues. Particular focus on the UK taxation of non-UK domiciled individuals, as well as employment issues. Significant litigation experience, both involving HMRC and between taxpayers in tax-related matters (eg tax deed disputes, PAYE matters).
Advice and litigation relating to all areas of taxation (business taxation, employment taxation, capital taxes, IHT, VAT and international taxation), as well as advisory and contentious work on commercial law (contract, tort, unjust enrichment and trusts).
Joint Head of Chambers; specialises in international tax planning.
Specialist in tax litigation and tax dispute resolution, with particular emphasis on corporate tax and VAT. Appears frequently in courts at all levels.
All forms of taxation including M&A, corporate issues, banking and other financial, private equity, hedge funds, entrepreneurs’ business and personal issues, planning for non-domiciled individuals and employment. Both advisory and litigation areas covered. Qualified in UK and Indian tax laws.
Litigation and advice in relation to all areas of UK taxation and chancery/commercial law, including (in particular) taxation issues arising from underlying commercial, property and insolvency matters.