Philip Baker

Tax – corporate; tax – international; private client – personal tax.

Works in most areas of revenue law, with particular emphasis on international tax and European Union tax law. Particular interest in taxation and the European Convention on Human Rights. Recent cases include Apple (CJEU), GEFI (UT) and Fisher (Supreme Court). Current cases include a State Aid case for the UK Government. Adviser on drafting of Mauritius Income Tax Act, and counsel for Mauritius Revenue Authority in appeals to Privy Council (CIEL, De Marroussem, Jauffoor, Bikeworld, Chiniah, Mirbel, Royal Gardens, NTA, Sharon, Total, CWA, Grove Park, Blue Lagoon). Expert witness on international tax for cases in US, India, Australia, Norway, Trinidad & Tobago and in international arbitrations; advice on taxation in connection with Gibraltar, Hong Kong, India, Singapore, Uganda, UAE and Grenada. He has chaired cross-border arbitration under tax treaties.

Haberdashers’ Aske’s Elstree; Emmanuel College, Cambridge (1977 MA Law Double First); Balliol College, Oxford (1978 BCL 1st); University College, London (1979 LLM); SOAS, London (1985 PhD); London Business School (1992 MBA).