Chambers Review
Provided by Chambers
Tax: Indirect Tax - London (Bar)
What the Team is Known For
1 Crown Office Row has a broad bench of practitioners able to assist clients with the full range of indirect tax law issues. The barristers regularly represent the Revenue and taxpayer clients in cases concerning VAT, customs and excise, relief claims, input tax disputes and landfill taxes, among others. They are well respected for their advocacy skills and appear in cases across all levels of the UK court system. Recent matters handled include Hotelbeds UK Ltd v HMRC, acting for the taxpayer in a multimillion-pound VAT judicial review claim. The set has also advised Education Not Discrimination on the prospects of successfully challenging the introduction of VAT on independent school fees, as well as preparing and presenting HMRC's case in Barclays Services Corporation v HMRC. Commentators speak of 1 Crown Office Row's "commercial approach to strategy and negotiations, combined with a forensic approach to identifying the crux arguments for litigation".
John Petrie MBE is the chambers director.