Bark&co is well known for its strength in fraud and white collar crime, but additionally handles tax investigations and litigation involving VAT and excise duty. Its expertise fully equips the firm to handle VAT tribunals, HMRC interventions, seizures, and searches. Founding partner Giles Bark-Jones heads up the practice, which benefits from his significant experience handling VAT frauds and HMRC disputes.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

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  • ‘Well-placed to deal with cases that straddle criminal and civil spheres (e.g. fraud and abuse cases).’

  • ‘Giles Bark-Jones is very experienced and knows how to ensure his client's interests are best looked after. He is commercially astute and tactically aware. ’

  • ‘Sabrik Dhamu is super-efficient and knows her cases inside-out. Pat Wilson understands and identifies the crucial aspects of a case from the outset.’

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Giles Bark-Jones  

Other key lawyers

Pat Wilson, Peter Finbow, Maria Stalbow, Sabrik Dhamu