JUNIOR PROFILE

Georgia Hicks

UK Bar 2026

Devereux

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Tax

London (Bar)

7 years ranked

Employment

London (Bar)

6 years ranked

About

Provided by Devereux

UK Bar

Practice Areas

Georgia‘s practice areas are tax, employment, and sports law. She is particularly highly regarded in the field of employment-related taxes, including: employment status; IR35; taxation of damages and termination payments. She represents a range of private clients (media journalists, football clubs, referee associations, radio DJs) as well as HMRC. Notable recent tax cases include: Kickabout Productions Limited v HMRC [2022] EWCA Civ 502, [2022] All ER (D) 02 (May); HMRC v Professional Game Match Officials Ltd [2021] EWCA Civ 1370; Tottenham Hotspur v HMRC [2018] 4 WLR 17; R (oao Glencore) v HMRC [2017] 4 WLR 213.

An accomplished advocate, she regularly appears in multi-day hearings in employment and tax cases, both led and instructed in her own right.

https://www.devereuxchambers.co.uk/barristers/profile/georgia-hicks

Career

Called 2012 (Gray’s Inn); Appointed to the Attorney General's Panel of Counsel (C Panel) in 2017. Prizes and awards: The James Hunt Prize for Advocacy (Gray’s Inn 2013); The Ede and Ravenscroft Advocacy Prize (Gray’s Inn 2012); The Norman Tapp Memorial Prize for Excellence in Mooting (Gray’s Inn, 2012).

Professional Memberships

RBA, IFS, ELA, ELBA, PNBA, FRU.

Personal

University of Oxford, BA (Hons) English Language and Literature (First Class); City University GDL (Distinction); City University London BPTC (Very Competent).

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

UK Bar

Tax - London (Bar)

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Georgia Hicks is a rising junior with strong expertise in employment taxes. She frequently represents clients in the sports and media industries in matters involving income tax, IR35 and NI contributions. Hicks is also experienced in acting for the Revenue.

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Employment - London (Bar)

Band 5

Individual Editorial

Georgia Hicks possesses a thorough understanding of a broad array of employment law issues. She is an expert in claims of discrimination or unfair dismissal, as well as cases with tax elements.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Georgia is incredibly friendly and highly intelligent. She manages to break down very complex issues into manageable, understandable and commercial concepts for clients, which is terrific.
TaxUK Bar
Georgia is very, very capable and a good advocate. She's also good at drafting strong legal arguments and is very hard-working.
TaxUK Bar
Georgia is an exceptional junior in terms of her proactiveness, her technical skill and her ability to work with leading barristers. She's an effective team player. Nothing is a problem for her.
TaxUK Bar
Georgia Hicks possesses tremendous legal insight, a prodigious intellect and an infectious drive.
EmploymentUK Bar
Georgia Hicks is a great junior who is very composed and easy to get on with.
EmploymentUK Bar
Georgia Hicks is very good with clients and witnesses, and she is user-friendly.
EmploymentUK Bar