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Stephen Donnelly
Position
Barrister
Career
2019: Appointed to the Attorney General’s London ‘C’ Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown
2016: Tenant at Essex Court Chambers
2015: Advocate at the Scottish bar
2013-14: Judicial assistant to Lord Kerr, Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
2009-11: Trainee solicitor, Simpson & Marwick (now Clyde & Co)
2009: Intern, Gulf Region Advocacy Center, Houston (through Reprieve)
Education
2013: LL.M., Yale Law School
2012: B.C.L., Lincoln College, Oxford
2011: M.Sc. (philosophy), University of Edinburgh
2008: LL.B., University of Glasgow
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Tax: VAT and excise
(Rising stars)Ranked: Tier 1Stephen Donnelly – Essex Court Chambers ‘He inspires confidence as a safe pair of hands.’
Essex Court Chambers is home to Stephen Donnelly, who has a growing indirect tax practice that is complimented by his strengths in commercial and chancery disputes. He represented Royal Surrey NHS Trust in a judicial review regarding HMRC’s refusal to allow the trust to recover input VAT following the purchase of linear accelerators for use in radiotherapy. Roderick Cordara KC and Edward Brown KC are two silks in chambers active in this area.
London Bar > Shipping
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Stephen Donnelly –Essex Court Chambers ‘Very hard working and good on detail on paper.’