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Laura Poots

Laura Poots

Position

Laura practises in all areas of taxation, acting in the course of disputes and litigation and offering planning advice. Her direct tax practice covers personal and corporate taxes and her indirect tax practice includes VAT, SDLT and landfill tax.  As can be seen from her list of Recent Matters (below) she has in recent years appeared in a number of high-profile VAT, pensions and employment remuneration cases, both for the taxpayer and HMRC.  Laura is qualified to accept Public Access instructions.

Career

September 2020: Junior Counsel to the Crown – A PanelSeptember 2017: Junior Counsel to the Crown – B PanelMarch 2013: Junior Counsel to the Crown – C PanelOctober 2007: Called, Middle Temple

Memberships

Revenue Bar Association

London Chancery and Commercial Bar Association

VAT Practitioners Group

Education

2006-2007: Bar Vocational Course, Inns of Court Law School (Very competent)

2002-2006: St John’s College, Oxford (First Class BA Hons, Jurisprudence)

Mentions

London Bar

Tax: corporate

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Laura Poots – Pump Court Tax Chambers
London Bar

Tax: personal

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Laura Poots –Pump Court Tax Chambers ‘Laura Poots has extensive tax experience backed by vast knowledge and analytical powers in addressing tax issues.’
London Bar

Tax: VAT and excise

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Laura Poots – Pump Court Tax Chambers ‘Laura is outstanding, she is excellent with clients and superb at distilling complex tax into easy advice for the clients to follow.’