Chambers Review

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Tax: Private Client - London (Bar)

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Band 2

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

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Notable Practitioners

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Felicity Cullen
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Band 1
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.

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.

I adore her. She's so approachable, so responsive, and I can't comment enough about her academically. She is just brilliant.

Akash Nawbatt
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Akash Nawbatt
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Band 2
Akash Nawbatt KC is highlighted for his experience acting for the Revenue. Nawbatt is well known for residence and domicile matters in particular.

Akash is very thorough and diligent in his approach.

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 experienced, ferociously intelligent, very hard-working, and unafraid to challenge to get the best result for the client.

Aparna Nathan
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Aparna Nathan
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Band 2

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 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.

Aparna Nathan remains the first name we consider for complex tax matters.

Aparna's advocacy is superb.

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Barrie Akin
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Band 2
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 great. He is incredibly strong on pensions tax and he is incredibly thorough.

Barrie possesses considerable experience and knows the subject matter well.

Barrie is excellent. He takes his time to assess his position carefully and is methodical in his thinking and practice.

Rebecca Murray
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Rebecca Murray
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Band 2
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 technically excellent and has an outstanding level of knowledge of UK tax anti-avoidance rules.

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.

Christopher Stone
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Christopher Stone
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Band 3

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
Marika Lemos
New Silks

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 in tax litigation.

Marika is a very quick thinker and has a lightning streak of knowledge and advice.

Marika Lemos is a pleasure to instruct.

Marika Lemos has good academic knowledge and a practical approach to private client matters.

Ranked Barristers at
Devereux

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Silks (KC)

London (Bar)

Tax: Private Client

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Felicity Cullen KC
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Band 1
Akash Nawbatt KC
2
Akash Nawbatt KC
2
Band 2
Aparna Nathan KC
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Aparna Nathan KC
2
Band 2
Christopher Stone KC
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Christopher Stone KC
3
Band 3
Marika Lemos KC
Marika Lemos KC
New Silks

Juniors

London (Bar)

Tax: Private Client

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Barrie Akin
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Band 2
Rebecca Murray
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Rebecca Murray
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Band 2