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39 Essex Chambers Offices
39 Essex Chambers
81 CHANCERY LANE
LONDON
WC2A 1DD
England
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Kelly Stricklin-Coutinho
Position
Kelly specialises in EU law, public law, tax and commercial litigation. In practice prior to joining Chambers, Kelly was involved in litigation at every level of English Court, specialist tribunals and the CJEU. She is now instructed to appear in court regularly in the High Court, County Courts and Tribunals. Her clients are broad ranging and include multinationals, local authorities, individuals, SMEs, government bodies and major insurers. Her experience spans a variety of sectors, including Energy, Central and Local Government, Financial Services, Engineering, Retail, Aggregates, Insurance (including Life Assurance), Telecommunications, Computing and Medical Equipment. Her tax experience includes advising and litigating for clients from multinationals to high-net worth individuals on the full range of tax issues. In her practice prior to joining Chambers, Kelly was in the award winning team running the FII GLO , the CFC GLO , the Thin Cap GLO , the Loss Relief GLO and the prominent Marks & Spencer (final losses) cases. She has experience of advising on high value tax enquiries for multinationals dealing with cross border and domestic issues. Her tax disputes experience includes claims made under statutory claims procedure (CTSA), High Court litigation, Judicial Review, and settlements with HMRC. Her commercial litigation experience includes applications, case management hearings and matters in the High Court and County Court. She has experience of corporate disputes, insolvency (corporate and individual), as well as disputes as to shareholdings, misrepresentation, fraud and professional negligence.
Career
Called to the bar 2006.
Memberships
Former member of PwC’s State Aid Working Group; former member of PwC’s EU Direct Tax Group.
Education
London School of Economics and Political Science (LLB 2004); University of Cambridge (LLM 2005)
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Tax: VAT and excise
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3The members at 39 Essex Chambers have substantial experience in a variety of tax-related matters. Timothy Lyons KC represents multinational enterprises, high-net-worth individuals, and the UK and foreign governmental departments, and in direct tax matters, he has particular expertise in international matters. Senior junior Kelly Stricklin-Coutinho is instructed on a wide range of tax disputes, including tax tribunal appeals, High Court claims, and European Commission proceedings. She is also active in taxation disciplinary board cases, including those regarding allegations of VAT fraud.
London Bar > Tax: corporate
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Kelly Stricklin-Coutinho – 39 Essex Chambers ‘Kelly is exceptionally personable and always on hand to assist and answer client queries. She is particular strong advising the lay client where commercial knowledge is as useful as the legal knowledge.’