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Chambers of Andrew Thornhill QC

16 BEDFORD ROW, LONDON, WC1R 4EF, ENGLAND
Tel:
Work 020 7414 8080
Fax:
Fax 020 7414 8099
DX:
312 LONDON CHANCERY LANE WC2
Web:
www.pumptax.com
Email:

Kevin Prosser QC

Tel:
Work +44 20 7414 8080
Email:
Pump Court Tax Chambers (Chambers of Andrew Thornhill QC)

Position

Widely recognised and consulted in all types of revenue work, with a particularly strong litigation practice. Recent cases include: Tower MCashback (Supreme Court - tax avoidance); Lookers (Court of Appeal - compound interest on VAT); Smallwood (Court of Appeal - double tax treaties); CGI (First-tier Tribunal - VAT on outsourcing); UBS (Upper Tribunal - employment related securities); Aberdeen Asset Management (Upper Tribunal - employee remuneration); HBOS (First-tier Tribunal - derivative contracts); Barker (First-tier Tribunal - share valuations); McLaughlin (First-Tier Tribunal - CGT avoidance); Wakefield College (First-Tier Tribunal - VAT).

Career

Qualified 1982; Lincoln's Inn; QC 1996; recorder 2000; Deputy High Court Judge (2008-present); Chairman, Revenue Bar Association (2009-present).

Member

Revenue Bar Association; London Common Law and Commercial Bar Association.

Education

Broxbourne School; University College, London (1979 LLB); St Edmund Hall, Oxford (1981 BCL); Bar School.

Leisure

Squash, opera, collecting pictures, the Garrick Club.

Practice Areas

Tax - corporate; Tax - VAT, C&E; Private client - personal tax

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