Max Schofield

Max Schofield is a tax barrister specialising in VAT. He has been instructed to advise and litigate a broad range of indirect tax cases concerning VAT, SDLT, Customs and Excise Duties. He has a busy practice far beyond his call and has represented clients in the Tribunals, High Court, and Court of Justice of the European Union.

Max’s clients have included numerous platforms, apps, television channels, food and drink manufacturers, online casinos, and universities, having been instructed on cases concerning:

· Judicial review and legitimate expectation

· The tax and reporting obligations of online platforms

· VAT penalties

· HMRC’s information powers

· Input VAT recovery

· The VAT treatment of various food and drink products

· Remote Gaming Duty

· Francovich claims

· The taxation of damages

· Multiple Dwellings Relief

· Agency

· Insolvency and winding up petitions

· Unjust enrichment

In addition to indirect tax disputes, Max utilises his tax expertise to advise on professional negligence cases concerning accountants, solicitors, and tax advisors.

Max is a co-editor of the Wolters Kluwer publication ‘A Handbook of EU VAT Legislation’ which offers biannual updates on VAT legislation and caselaw.

Call year: 2016.