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Laura Poots KC

Laura Poots KC

UK Bar 2026

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Pump Court Tax Chambers
 Pump Court Tax Chambers

Ranked in 3 practice areas

Tax: Private Client

London (Bar)

14 years ranked

Tax

London (Bar)

4 years ranked

Tax: Indirect Tax

London (Bar)

7 years ranked

About

Provided by Pump Court Tax Chambers

UK Bar

Practice Areas

Corporate tax

Business and employment tax

Private client tax

Indirect tax

Career

Laura practises in all areas of taxation, acting in the course of disputes and litigation and offering planning and compliance advice. Her direct tax practice covers personal and corporate taxes and her indirect tax practice includes VAT, SDLT and landfill tax.

She has in recent years appeared in a number of high-profile cases, both for the taxpayer and HMRC.

Indirect tax: cases include JP Morgan Chase Bank, BlackRock Investment Management and Brockenhurst College. Her recent matters have covered financial services, insurance, pensions, education, charities and travel.

Corporate, business and employment tax: cases include BlueCrest (salaried members legislation), Dunsby & Clipperton (taxation of distributions and interaction with settlements legislation) and Charles Tyrwhitt (national insurance contributions). She also has particular expertise in litigating tax disputes relating to pensions (e.g. Dalriada and Morgan Lloyd Trustees) and oil-related activities (e.g. Sentinel Marine, in the Falkland Islands).

Private client tax: Laura regularly provides private client tax advice, including advice during HMRC enquiries and investigations, as well as acting in litigation on personal tax. She has particular expertise in residence and domicile issues, and issues arising from trusts.

Professional Memberships

Revenue Bar Association (Committee Member & Diversity Officer)

VAT Practitioners Group

Chancery Bar Association

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UK Bar

Tax: Private Client - London (Bar)

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Laura Poots KC acts on a range of private client tax matters and often acts for the Revenue. Poots's tax practice covers direct and indirect taxation and both corporate and personal taxes.

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Tax - London (Bar)

New Silks
Individual Editorial

Laura Poots KC acts for both the Revenue and the taxpayer on a range of corporate tax instructions. She has notable expertise in pension tax disputes and procedural cases.

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Tax: Indirect Tax - London (Bar)

New Silks
Individual Editorial

Laura Poots KC is a silk with wide experience of advising the taxpayer and the Revenue in indirect tax cases. She is particularly noted for her expertise in VAT and has handled a number of cases involving the exemption for special investment funds.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Laura is excellent at providing detailed advice on complex matters that add value for the client.

    Tax: Private ClientUK Bar

  • Laura combines advocacy skill with integrity. Her mind is always concentrated and she's not prepared to argue points just for the sake of it.

    TaxUK Bar

  • Laura is a pleasure to work with and is incredibly quick to pick up and run with complex mandates. She is a star.

    TaxUK Bar

  • Laura provides very clear, pragmatic, focused advice. She has a very good turnaround time, too.

    Tax: Indirect TaxUK Bar

  • Laura is always happy to roll up her sleeves and work hard to find a solution.

    Tax: Indirect TaxUK Bar

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London (Bar)

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