Ranking tables

Tax | UK Bar

London (Bar)

Rankings overview for Sets

2

  1. Devereux
    Devereux 12 Years Ranked
  2. 11 New Square
  3. Gray's Inn Tax Chambers
3

  1. Old Square Tax Chambers
    Old Square Tax Chambers 13 Years Ranked
  2. One Essex Court
    One Essex Court 9 Years Ranked
  3. Field Court Tax Chambers
  4. Temple Tax Chambers
S

  1. Malcolm Gammie KC One Essex Court28 Years Ranked
  2. John Gardiner KC11 New Square

  1. Hui Ling McCarthy KC 11 New Square16 Years Ranked
  2. Jonathan Peacock KC 11 New Square31 Years Ranked
  3. Julian Ghosh KC One Essex Court26 Years Ranked
  4. David Ewart KCPump Court Tax Chambers
  5. Kevin Prosser KCPump Court Tax Chambers
  6. Nicola Shaw KCGray's Inn Tax Chambers
3

  1. Francis Fitzpatrick KC 11 New Square18 Years Ranked
  2. Robert Venables KC Old Square Tax Chambers29 Years Ranked
  3. Amanda Hardy KC5 Stone Buildings
  4. Christopher Stone KCDevereux
  5. Laurent Sykes KCGray's Inn Tax Chambers
  6. Michael Firth KCGray's Inn Tax Chambers
  7. Patrick Way KCField Court Tax Chambers

  1. Laura Poots KC
    Laura Poots KC Pump Court Tax Chambers14 Years Ranked
  2. Imran Afzal KCField Court Tax Chambers
  3. Marika Lemos KCDevereux
2

  1. Ben Elliott
    Ben Elliott Pump Court Tax Chambers5 Years Ranked
  2. Edward Hellier
    Edward Hellier 11 New Square4 Years Ranked
  3. Edward Waldegrave
    Edward Waldegrave 1 Crown Office Row6 Years Ranked
  4. Michael Sherry
    Michael Sherry Temple Tax Chambers26 Years Ranked
  5. Sarah Black
    Sarah Black 11 New Square5 Years Ranked
  6. Alun JamesTemple Tax Chambers
  7. Barrie AkinDevereux
  8. Georgia HicksDevereux
  9. Keith GordonTemple Tax Chambers
  10. Philip RidgwayTemple Tax Chambers
  11. Rebecca MurrayDevereux
3

  1. Jeremy Woolf
    Jeremy Woolf Pump Court Tax Chambers18 Years Ranked
  2. Julian Hickey Burnell Chambers7 Years Ranked
  3. Laura Ruxandu Pump Court Tax Chambers2 Years Ranked
  4. Oliver Marre
    Oliver Marre 5 Stone Buildings8 Years Ranked
  5. Zizhen Yang Pump Court Tax Chambers12 Years Ranked
  6. Conrad McDonnellGray's Inn Tax Chambers
  7. David PettTemple Tax Chambers
  8. Kate BalmerDevereux
  9. Laura Inglis1 Crown Office Row
  10. Michael Paulin1 Crown Office Row
  11. Nicholas MacklamGray's Inn Tax Chambers
  12. Nikhil MehtaGray's Inn Tax Chambers
  13. Ximena Montes ManzanoTemple Tax Chambers
U

  1. Harry WinterGray's Inn Tax Chambers

All Sets profiles

1

Band 1

  1. Pump Court Tax Chambers
    1
    Pump Court Tax Chambers
    Tax
    2026 | Band 1 | 22 Years Ranked

    Pump Court Tax Chambers is a market-leading set specialising in all manner of complex tax cases. Chambers boasts a deep and broad bench of members who act for both the Revenue and the taxpayer. Individuals here are frequently involved in cases at all levels of the judiciary concerning issues such as corporate taxes, film schemes, employment and payroll taxes, diverted profits and transfer pricing, among others. The set continues to boast a number of barristers who have expertise in both UK and EU tax law which continues to be relevant to UK courts and tribunals. Clients note that "the chambers has a very strong set of barristers with a wide range of expertise". Pump Court Tax Chambers has recently been instructed in several standout cases such as Exchequer Solutions Ltd v HMRC. This was the first case to consider expenses as deductions by umbrella companies. It also handled Odfjell Drilling v HMRC, which concerns the application of national insurance legislation known as the Host Employer Regulations. The case raised difficult issues of statutory construction and necessitated presentation to the Tribunal of a large volume of technical and detailed evidence.

    Mark Rushton is the director of clerking, while Bruno Antoniotti is the deputy senior clerk.

2

Band 2

  1. Devereux
    2
    Devereux
    Tax
    2026 | Band 2 | 12 Years Ranked

    Devereux is a set that is home to highly respected barristers who are able to handle broad swathes of tax litigation. Members are well respected for their representation of both taxpayer clients and HMRC in high-stakes and precedent-setting cases, and several members of the team are on the Attorney General’s A, B and C panels of junior counsel. A number of them are considered go-to barristers for HNW and UHNW-related advice. Chambers boasts extensive experience handling cases concerning corporate taxation, capital allowances, stamp taxes, Diverted Profits Tax and IR35 issues. The set as a whole holds noted expertise in employment, commercial disputes and professional negligence, and is well placed to advise on the crossover of tax with those fields. An instructing solicitor highlights the "strength in depth across a number of specialist areas" and notes the team's "excellent experience". The set runs Elevenses with Devereux, a well-received tax webinar series. Recent cases handled by its members include Eastern Power Networks and Others v HMRC, which is the first case to consider the purposive construction of the “ownership proportion” provision in the Corporation Tax Act 2010 in connection with claims through link companies.

    Glenn Billenness is the director of clerking and business development, and Cyrus Biggs is the deputy director of clerking.

  2. 11 New Square
    Tax
    2026 | Band 2
  3. Gray's Inn Tax Chambers
    Tax
    2026 | Band 2
3

Band 3

  1. Old Square Tax Chambers
    3
    Old Square Tax Chambers
    Tax
    2026 | Band 3 | 13 Years Ranked

    Old Square Tax Chambers is a set supremely comfortable with handling a rich diet of tax cases of every stripe, whether they be domestic or international in nature. Individuals here act for both business and private clients and have experience of appearing in matters at all levels of the judicial system, including the Supreme Court. The set's members tackle everything from HMRC enquiries and investigations and multinational corporate structuring to non-domicile and residency issues.

    Cliff Holland is the senior clerk.

  2. One Essex Court
    3
    One Essex Court
    Tax
    2026 | Band 3 | 9 Years Ranked

    One Essex Court is known for its small but high-quality roster of barristers who deal with highly complicated tax matters. Members of the set regularly act on behalf of corporate clients and the Revenue in cases concerning tax avoidance schemes, double tax treaties, partnership rules, loan charges, capital allowances and HMRC enquiries. Clients include many leading UK and foreign multinational companies, banks, insurance companies, accountants and other financial institutions, trusts and high net worth individuals. The set deftly handles cases which touch on important issues relating to international taxation. Members here appear in cases at all levels of the court system from the First-tier Tax Tribunal to the Supreme Court. They have appeared in a number of recent cases including Appellants in the Post-Prudential Closure Notice Appeals Group Litigation v HMRC, acting for a large number of well-known investment funds in a series of high-value appeals and applications seeking to recover tax levied contrary to EU law on portfolio dividends. Sources note that there is "a very high standard of technical advice and client care" on offer here.

    Darren Burrows is the senior clerk.

  3. Field Court Tax Chambers
    Tax
    2026 | Band 3
  4. Temple Tax Chambers
    Tax
    2026 | Band 3