Ranking tables

Tax: Private Client | UK Bar

London (Bar)

This section covers work advising or representing private individuals, as well as representing HMRC in cases against individuals. It includes both contentious and non-contentious matters at home and abroad. Indirect tax matters, including such duties as VAT and stamp duty are covered in a separate sub-table, and there is a general Tax table for those advising corporate clients or with a mixed practice.

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Band 1

  1. Pump Court Tax Chambers
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    Pump Court Tax Chambers
    Tax: Private Client
    2026 | Band 1 | 19 Years Ranked

    Pump Court Tax Chambers remains the pre-eminent set for private client tax work. The set's members handle some of the most significant and complex tax litigation matters. Instructing solicitors praise the set's "strength in depth and experience of revenue law on both sides of the fence".

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Band 2

  1. Devereux
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    Devereux
    Tax: Private Client
    2026 | Band 2 | 10 Years Ranked

    Devereux has established a solid reputation for having a set of experienced private client tax lawyers. Instructing solicitors appreciate chambers' "ability to take on very high-value, complicated tax litigation work".

  2. Old Square Tax Chambers
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    Old Square Tax Chambers
    Tax: Private Client
    2026 | Band 2 | 16 Years Ranked

    Old Square Tax Chambers' barristers have expertise in direct and indirect tax matters, and several of its members have strong private client tax practices. Several Old Square Tax Chambers barristers have expertise in residence and domicile issues as well as offshore trusts and foreign tax compliance. Solicitors praise its members' "extraordinary technical knowledge".

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Band 3

  1. 5 Stone Buildings
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    5 Stone Buildings
    Tax: Private Client
    2026 | Band 3 | 19 Years Ranked
    5 Stone Buildings is a strong traditional chancery set with an impressive and complementary private client tax practice.
  2. Wilberforce Chambers
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    Wilberforce Chambers
    Tax: Private Client
    2026 | Band 3 | 11 Years Ranked

    Wilberforce Chambers is widely known as one of London's top chancery sets and regularly involved in the largest litigation matters in the UK and offshore. It also has a high-end tax practice for private client matters. Solicitors report Wilberforce's barristers can "handle matters of the highest factual and technical complexity".

  3. Field Court Tax Chambers
    Tax: Private Client
    2026 | Band 3
  4. Gray's Inn Tax Chambers
    Tax: Private Client
    2026 | Band 3