Tax: Private Client - London (Bar)
Band 3
What the Team is Known For
Gray's Inn Tax Chambers has a strong bench of barristers at all levels specialising in private client tax. Its members are most frequently instructed for the taxpayer in litigation.
Strengths
The aptitude of the members at Gray's Inn Tax Chambers is genuinely incredible.
The clerks at Gray's Inn Tax Chambers are superb.
Gray's Inn Tax Chambers is a top-quality team across the board and has great clerks. The whole team is very slick and works together well.
Notable practitioners
David Goldberg KC is a well-regarded expert in tax and administrative law. He acts for taxpayers in complex tax litigation.
David Goldberg is very experienced and is an expert in his field. He's also well respected by the court.
David Goldberg approaches things from a fresh perspective. We find him to be very technically excellent and he has a good manner in which he delivers advice.
Laurent Sykes KC operates a strong tax advisory practice, representing high net worth individuals and corporations in tax disputes.
Laurent Sykes is very creative. He's very much a problem solver and is very good at finding solutions to tricky problems.
Nicholas Macklam is developing a strong reputation for his work on complex tax cases. Macklam has previous experience at the chancery Bar in addition to his tax expertise.
Nicholas is very precise, involved in the detail and works very well as part of a team.
Nicholas Macklam's particular skill is that he is very good at articulating complex matters in a fashion which doesn't lose sight of the complexity but brings out what matters about the complexity. He has strong written advocacy but is also a strong oral advocate.
Nicola Shaw KC is an expert in residence and domicile matters. She has acted in a number of high-profile cases involving the transfer of assets abroad legislation, the settlements code and principal private residence relief.
Nicola Shaw is a very good advocate.
Nicola Shaw is very thorough and able on private client matters.
Nicola Shaw is great. She is authoritative and insightful, and her written work is amazing, as is her advocacy.
