London Bar
Tax: corporate
LEADING JUNIORS2Thomas Chacko – Pump Court Tax Chambers ‘Good knowledge of the law and a strategic eye for how cases are likely to progress against HMRC.’
Thomas Chacko
- 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.
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
Mentions
London Bar
Tax: personal
LEADING JUNIORS2Thomas Chacko –Pump Court Tax Chambers 'Tom is great. Written and oral advocacy very good - deals adeptly and eloquently with questions from judge. Also, a real creative thinker.'