JUNIOR PROFILE

Rebecca Murray

UK Bar 2026

Devereux

Ranked in 3 practice areas

Tax: Private Client

London (Bar)

6 years ranked

Tax

London (Bar)

12 years ranked

Tax: Indirect Tax

London (Bar)

10 years ranked

About

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UK Bar

Practice Areas

Rebecca has a tax litigation and advisory practice in Private Client, Corporate Tax and VAT and judicial review. Reported cases: NWM Solutions [2023] UKFTT; Nourish [2023] EWHC; Mypay [2022] UKFTT; AML Tax (UK) Limited (DOTAS) [2022]; A D BLY [2021] UKFTT; K5K; Smartpay (DOTAS) [2022] UKFTT; Ball Europe [2021]; Wilson [2021] UKUT; White Collar Financial [2020] UKFTT; Sippchoice [2020] UKUT; Atholl House [2019] UKFTT (hypothetical employment test); HMRC v Goldsmith [2019] UKUT 325 (late filing penalties); HMRC v Rogers [2019] UKUT 406; Arthur v HMRC [2017] EWCA Civ 1756 (separation in circumstances likely to be permanent); Sippchoice [2017] UKUT 87 (whether pension provider acted reasonably); Donaldson v HMRC [2016] EWCA Civ 761 (late filing penalties); R (oao Rowe) v HMRC [2017] EWCA Civ 2105 (APNs); Eclipse Film Partners (No 35) LLP, (UKSC,CA,UT,FTT) led by Malcolm Gammie KC (film scheme); BAA v HMRC [2013] EWCA Civ 112, led by Roderick Cordara KC, Tower MCashback [2011] UKSC 19, led by Kevin Prosser KC.

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Career

Pro Bono Awards Highly Commended Pro Bono Junior of the Year 2018.

Professional Memberships

Attorney General’s Panel of Counsel (B Panel); CIOT (Fellow), ATT, TEP, RBA, CTA Corporation Tax Committee Member; VAT Practitioners Group.

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Tax: Private Client - London (Bar)

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Rebecca Murray has a strong tax advisory and litigation practice. Murray handles personal and corporate taxes as well as indirect taxation matters, and before qualifying as a barrister was a chartered tax adviser at an accounting firm.

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Tax - London (Bar)

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Rebecca Murray is active on the Attorney General's B Panel and has a growing reputation at the Tax Bar for handling private client work, as well as cases concerning corporate tax and IR35 issues. Her practice includes both advisory and litigation matters. Murray counts a number of FTSE 100 companies among her clients.

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Tax: Indirect Tax - London (Bar)

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Rebecca Murray has a broad tax litigation and advisory practice, with substantial experience of VAT-related matters as well as judicial review cases. She is a member of the Attorney General's B Panel of Civil Counsel to the Crown.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Rebecca is technically excellent and has an outstanding level of knowledge of UK tax anti-avoidance rules.
Tax: Private ClientUK Bar
Rebecca is able to draw out the pertinent facts and apply her strong technical ability in a pragmatic way in order to put forward her arguments very cohesively and persuasively.
Tax: Private ClientUK Bar
Commercial awareness and the ability to think on the fly are Rebecca's two strongest qualities. She has really comprehensive knowledge and is very, very good in terms of her responsiveness.
TaxUK Bar
I would recommend Rebecca very highly. She has a really strong sense of commercial drivers, which has been fantastic, and she's really creative. She also has really comprehensive knowledge.
Tax: Indirect TaxUK Bar