Michael Avient has 30-years of experience in tax. In his previous role as a partner, he has led the London tax investigation teams at a number of top 20 accountancy firms. During this time, Michael was responsible for litigation policy and strategy and was instructed in leading cases including R (oao Derry) v HMRC [2019] UKSC 19 and R (oao De Silva and another) v HMRC [2017] UKSC 74. His success in this area led to his team winning awards twice at the Taxation Awards.
Michael is also an acknowledged expert on tax avoidance and has written extensively on the issue in professional journals. He is also asked regularly to give expert evidence on the subject.
Michael accepts instructions in all areas of Chambers expertise from Solicitors, Accountants and Tax Advisers.
Association of Tax Technicians
Revenue Bar Association
LLB (Law) Cardiff University
Master of Laws (LLM) Southbank University