Chambers of John Gardiner KC

11 New Square is a well-known specialist tax set and it regularly handles indirect tax mandates for the Big Four accountancy firms and major city law firms, as well as regional accountancy practices and firms. Its members have regularly acted before the higher UK courts, as well as the Court of Justice of the European Union. Jonathan Peacock KC has a strong VAT practice, and of recent note, he was instructed by News Corp against HMRC in a Supreme Court test case regarding the VAT treatment of electronic newspapers. Francis Fitzpatrick KC is a specialist tax litigator and advisor with notable strength in international tax matters. Hui Ling McCarthy KC is another key member of the set, and she is frequently instructed by both taxpayers and HMRC; she represented the latter in a Court of Appeal case regarding the difference between a car and a van for the purpose of employment income tax (Payne, Garbett and Coca Cola v HMRC). John Brinsmead-Stockham KC made silk in the 2023 round.