Conrad McDonnell

Barrister

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.

Eton College (King’s Scholar); Merton College, Oxford (MA 2(1)).