Laura Poots

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 (as a member of the A Panel).

In indirect tax, high-profile 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.

In corporate, business and employer tax, recent 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).”

Professional Memberships

Revenue Bar Association (Committee Member & Diversity Officer)

VAT Practitioners Group

Chancery Bar Association