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Tax: corporate
Leading junior2Thomas Chacko – Pump Court Tax Chambers
Pump Court Tax Chambers
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Thomas Chacko
Pump Court Tax Chambers, London
- Phone020 7414 8080
- Email[email protected]
- Profilewww.pumptax.com
Position
Tom has been in practice at Pump Court since October 2009 and advises on all areas of revenue and customs law, in particular on employment taxation, private client, SDLT and VAT. Tom has recently argued cases before the First-tier Tax Tribunal, Upper Tribunal and Court of Appeal, with recent cases covering VAT, excise penalties, tax procedure, customs classification, human rights and proportionality.
Career
2007Called to the Bar (Inner Temple)
2008-2009Pupillage, Pump Court Tax Chambers
2009Tenant, Pump Court Tax Chambers
20112 month secondment, HMRC Solicitors Office
20133 month secondment, Deloitte
2015Appointed Junior Counsel to the Crown – “C” panel
2021Appointed Junior Counsel to the Crown – “B” panel
Memberships
Revenue Bar Association
Education
2007-2008BCL, St Edmund Hall, Oxford University (Restitution, Personal Taxation, Corporate Taxation, Medieval Law)
Gray’s Inn Tax Chambers prize for Personal Taxation
2006-2007BVC at ICSL (Very Competent)
Major BVC Scholarship with Duke of Edinburgh’s Entrance Scholarship, Inner Temple
2005-2006CPE, City University (Distinction)
2000-2003St John’s College, Cambridge University, BA (Hons)(Natural Sciences)Master’s PrizeWright Prize