Gray’s Inn Tax Chambers

Gray’s Inn Tax Chambers, described as an ‘intellectual powerhouse’, attracts prestige domestic and multinational clients for both litigation and advisory matters. Primarily active against HMRC, members have appeared before the tax courts at all levels, and are persistently active in significant cases. Nicola Shaw KC, who ’commands the respect of the tax judiciary and other silks’, has broad tax expertise, and recently appeared before the Upper Tribunal in HMRC v VolkerRail, regarding group relief of losses incurred by the UK permanent establishment of a European company. Laurent Sykes KC is active on numerous high-profile private client matters, and has an advisory practice which includes employment tax, capital gains, and business tax. Michael Jones KC acts for both taxpayers and HMRC, and is experienced in commercial disputes and restitutionary claims which include a tax element. Senior junior Nikhil Mehta advises on both UK and Indian tax law. Laura Kathryn Inglis acted for energy supplier Scottish Power in Scottish Power Ltd et al v HMRC, a dispute as to the deductibility of consumer redress payments agreed between Scottish Power and Ofgem.