Michael Gibbon KC
About
Provided by Michael Gibbon KC
Personal
Educated at Magdalen College Oxford (BA, 1st class); King's College Cambridge (MPhil).
Practice Areas
Commercial chancery practice, in particular for what is now the Department of Business Energy & Industrial Strategy (company law, insolvency) and HM Revenue & Customs (insolvency, tax, trusts), as well as general commercial litigation. Cases include: Schmidt v Rosewood [2003] 2 AC 709 (trusts); Gamlestaden v Baltic Partners [2007] BCC 272 (company); Thomas and Agnes Carvel Foundation v Carvel [2008] 2 WLR 1234 (wills, trusts); DCC v HMRC [2011] 1 WLR 44 (tax, commercial); Bilta (UK) v Nazir [2016] AC 1 (company, insolvency); Goldtrail Travel v Aydin [2017] 1 WLR 3014 (company, insolvency); Hancock v HMRC [2019] 1 WLR 3409 (tax, commercial).
Career
Investment banker, then called to the Bar 1993. Junior Counsel to the Crown from 1999, on A Panel 2007-11. QC 2011. Chair of the International Committee of the Chancery Bar Association from 2018. Bencher Lincoln’s Inn 2019.
Professional Memberships
Chancery Bar Association, COMBAR, Wales & Chester Circuit, ILA
Publications
An editor of the White Book (2002-2018).
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Michael Gibbon KC
Michael Gibbon KC is a well-known name who regularly acts in commercial and tax cases with company law elements to them, and who has earned a strong reputation for his work acting for HMRC in tax disputes. He also has a strong pedigree in directors' duties cases. Clients benefit from his having formerly been a corporate financier.
Michael Gibbon KC
Michael Gibbon KC is frequently instructed by HMRC but also represents the taxpayer. He has a strong corporate tax practice encompassing cases concerning capital gains tax, capital allowances and tax schemes.
Michael Gibbon KC
Michael Gibbon KC
Michael Gibbon KC draws on his prior experience as a financier to inform his highly regarded insolvency practice. He is well known for his adept representation of stakeholders in commercial insolvency cases, while his key clients, HMRC and BIS, continue to benefit from his expertise. His broad practice encompasses both non-contentious and contentious matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"A forceful and persuasive advocate."
"Michael is wonderful to work with."
"Superbly persuasive in his advocacy."
"He is calm and unflappable, and is popular both with opponents and judges."
"A barrister with a huge amount of experience, whose advice is well considered. He's always sensitive to the client's needs."
"A forceful and persuasive advocate."
"Michael is wonderful to work with."
"Superbly persuasive in his advocacy."
"He is calm and unflappable, and is popular both with opponents and judges."
"A barrister with a huge amount of experience, whose advice is well considered. He's always sensitive to the client's needs."
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