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Richard Vallat KC
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Richard Vallat KC
Ranked in 2 Practice Areas
1

Band 1

Tax: Private Client

London (Bar)

16 Years Ranked

2

Band 2

Tax

London (Bar)

16 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides
Global 2024
High Net Worth 2024

About

Provided by Richard Vallat KC

UK Bar

Practice Areas

Corporate tax

Indirect tax

Private client tax

Professional negligence

Career

Richard Vallat is a highly sought-after KC who is ranked for corporate, indirect and private client tax in both Chambers & Partners and Legal 500. He is noted as being “excellent: extremely bright, grasps all the issues and responds quickly” as well as for the fact that he is “commercially minded” and adopts “a very practical approach”.

Richard practices in all areas of revenue law and this includes advice and litigation in the following areas: personal tax, corporate tax, VAT and other indirect taxes, stamp duty, stamp duty land tax and tax-related litigation including professional negligence.

Professional Memberships

Chair of Revenue Bar Association

Chancery Bar Association

London Common Law & Commercial Bar Association

Stamp Tax Practitioners Group

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

UK-Bar

Tax: Private Client - London (Bar)

1
Band 1
Individual Editorial

Richard Vallat KC acts for taxpayers and HMRC on a wide range of matters involving IHT, CGT and income tax. Vallat has broad expertise in tax work, handling both advisory and litigation matters.

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Tax - London (Bar)

2
Band 2
Individual Editorial

Richard Vallat KC frequently acts for HMRC on challenges to avoidance schemes and is an expert on corporate tax and capital allowances issues. He takes instructions on the taxpayer side in cases concerning corporate tax schemes, employee benefit trusts and tax-related professional negligence. He also acts in contractual disputes.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Richard Vallat KC is excellent: extremely bright, grasps all the issues and responds quickly.

Tax: Private Client respondent
UK-Bar

Richard's advice was clear, well structured, practical and commercially minded.

Tax: Private Client respondent
UK-Bar

Richard is incredibly smart, knowledgeable and quick.

Tax: Private Client respondent
UK-Bar

Richard has great breadth of knowledge and appears in a number of high-profile cases.

Tax respondent
UK-Bar

Richard makes tax look easy, which is an exceptional skill.

Tax respondent
UK-Bar

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