London Bar
Tax: corporate
Leading silk2James Rivett KC – Pump Court Tax Chambers ‘Very strong technically, good with clients, puts them at ease.’
Pump Court Tax Chambers
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James Rivett KC
Pump Court Tax Chambers, London
- Phone020 7414 8080
- Email[email protected]
- Profilewww.pumptax.com
Position
James practises in all areas of revenue law. His practice includes advice and litigation in the following areas: personal tax, corporate tax, VAT and other indirect taxes.
Career
Called 2004 (Lincoln’s Inn)
Feb 2009 – Appointed Junior Counsel to the Crown – “C” panel
Dec 2013 – Appointed Consultant Lecturer, Sotheby’s Institute of Art
March 2014 – Appointed Junior Counsel to the Crown – “B” panel
September 2017 – Appointed Junior Counsel to the Crown – “A” panel
March 2019 – QC
Memberships
Chancery Bar Association
Revenue Bar Association
VAT Practitioner’s Group
International Fiscal Association
Education
MA (Cantab)(Starred Double First), Clare College, Cambridge
MPhil, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Postgraduate Diploma in Law, City University, London (Lord Bowen Scholarship and Hardwicke Award, Lincoln’s Inn, 11 King’s Walk prize for Public Law, City University)
Bar Vocational Course (Lord Denning Scholarship, Lincoln’s Inn)
Mentions
London Bar
Tax: VAT and excise
Leading silk3James Rivett KC – Pump Court Tax Chambers ‘Tenacious advocate. Free thinking and collaborates extremely well with his solicitors and clients.’