James advises on all the major UK taxes. His work covers corporate tax, VAT and private client taxation as well as customs duties and insurance premium tax. James has extensive experience of taking cases to the tax tribunal and the higher courts. He has been instructed on some of the most significant tax cases of recent years, including for AstraZeneca in its transfer pricing dispute. James works for both taxpayers and HMRC.
September 2018 – Appointed Junior Counsel to the Crown – “A” panel
March 2012 – Appointed Junior Counsel to the Crown – “B” panel
Called 1997, Gray’s Inn
Revenue Bar Association
1997 – 1998: Pupillage at Enterprise Chambers, Lincoln’s Inn and Pump Court Tax Chambers
1996 – 1997: Bar School
1993 – 1996: Cambridge University