Chambers Review
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Tax - London (Bar)
What the Team is Known For
Field Court Tax Chambers boasts a raft of highly skilled tax counsel able to advise a vast array of taxpayer clients and tax authorities on many cases. Members handle cases with both domestic and international tax elements, and provide extensive advisory support in addition to their well-respected litigation-based practice. They appear in cases concerning non-domiciled taxation, double taxation treaties, state aid, exit and input taxes, as well as many other issues. Barristers here appear throughout the UK court system and in the European Court of Justice, the Privy Council and foreign courts. The set is further distinguished by having an 'International Panel' of door tenants with outstanding reputations including the likes of David Bloom KC, described as the leading tax silk in Australia. Interviewees say: their "matters have been dealt with to an impressive standard".
Marie Burke is the practice manager.
Strengths
The clerks have always been more than helpful and extremely prompt.
Notable practitioners
Philip Baker KC has a particular focus on international and EU tax law, and expertise in corporate and private client matters. He is well versed in tax matters concerning corporation tax and often acts in cases before the ECJ.
Very wise and highly respected.
He is admired and respected for his level of service and expertise.
Patrick Soares is sought out for his depth of experience in tax advisory work. He regularly advises large corporations and is experienced at dealing with a great variety of cases, including those concerning property transactions, offshore issues and VAT.
Heavily in demand for complicated tax avoidance issues, he gets incredible results.
Patrick Way KC maintains a strong practice in tax litigation and advisory work for taxpayers and HMRC. He regularly advises on high-value tax disputes involving matters such as the transfer of assets abroad rules and residence issues. Way has experience of acting at all levels of the tax tribunal and court appellate system.
Patrick's knowledge and experience is encyclopaedic - there is nothing he does not know.
Imran Afzal has an established reputation for his handling of a range of domestic and international tax matters including those relating to double tax treaties and transfer pricing. He represents a wide array of clients including tax authorities, companies and private clients, and acts in both contentious and non-contentious cases.
His case preparation and his conduct of hearings are both of a very high standard.
One of the best, if not the best, junior tax barristers around. If he doesn't take silk it would be amazing.
He is very clear in his thinking and firm in his advice when dealing with issues.
