Chambers Review
Provided by Chambers
Tax: Private Client - London (Bar)
What the Team is Known For
Devereux has established a solid reputation for having a set of experienced private client tax lawyers. Instructing solicitors appreciate chambers' "ability to take on very high-value, complicated tax litigation work."
Strengths
Devereux is excellent from its clerks to its barristers.
Devereux has very helpful and responsive clerks.
The clerks at Devereux are particularly helpful and have a great attitude. Chris Downes leads by example, and the team follow close behind. They are user-friendly and quick to respond.
Notable practitioners
Felicity Cullen KC is often instructed to represent wealthy individuals in tax cases. Cullen has a very strong corporate tax practice and often represents high net worth business owners and entrepreneurs.
I adore her. She's so approachable, so responsive, and I can't comment enough about her academically. She is just brilliant.
Felicity's opinion is always on the point. She is incredibly reliable, exceptionally nice and easy to talk to as well.
Felicity is very detailed but also highly commercial. Entrepreneurs really like her.
Akash Nawbatt KC is highlighted for his experience acting for the Revenue. Nawbatt is well known for residence and domicile matters in particular.
Akash has an agile mind and thinks widely. He is not afraid to pull up his sleeves and get down to the details. He is fearless in cross-examination.
Akash is very thorough and diligent in his approach.
Akash is experienced, ferociously intelligent, very hard-working, and unafraid to challenge to get the best result for the client.
Aparna Nathan KC has a very strong tax litigation practice, appearing both for taxpayers and for the Revenue before the tax courts. Nathan has been involved in several of the leading private client tax cases in recent years.
Aparna's advocacy is superb.
Aparna Nathan is the first name we consider for complex tax matters.
Aparna Nathan is a highly regarded and excellent barrister who is very technically capable, committed to her clients and does not lose sight of the commercial parameters.
Barrie Akin has a respected tax practice. Akin is a chartered accountant as well as a barrister, and he is experienced in advising on offshore taxation and non-domiciled clients.
Barrie is excellent. He takes his time to assess his position carefully and is methodical in his thinking and practice.
Barrie is great. He is incredibly strong on pensions tax and he is incredibly thorough.
Barrie possesses considerable experience and knows the subject matter well.
Rebecca Murray has a strong tax advisory and litigation practice. Murray handles personal and corporate taxes as well as indirect taxation matters, and before qualifying as a barrister was a chartered tax adviser at an accounting firm.
Rebecca is able to draw out the pertinent facts and apply her strong technical ability in a pragmatic way in order to put forward her arguments very cohesively and persuasively.
Rebecca is technically excellent and has an outstanding level of knowledge of UK tax anti-avoidance rules.
Christopher Stone KC is particularly highlighted for his Revenue work. Stone is an accomplished and experienced tax litigator with particular expertise in residence and domicile matters.
Christopher Stone is clearly knowledgeable, courteous and efficient.
Marika Lemos KC recently took silk and is experienced in representing high net worth individuals in various tax-related matters. Lemos also acts for the Revenue on tax litigation matters.
Marika Lemos is a pleasure to instruct.
Marika is a very quick thinker and has a lightning streak of knowledge and advice.
Marika Lemos has good academic knowledge and a practical approach to private client matters.