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Timothy Lyons KC
Position
Direct and indirect tax arbitration. Timothy has a broad practice which includes VAT appeals, EU anti-dumping duty, public procurement, WTO law, the impact of the EU fundamental freedoms on direct tax, and EU state aid law. His interest in international matters has led to him advising on international as well as EU law, and his clients have included foreign governments as well as businesses and high-net-worth individuals. He represents in court, and advises, trustees of both domestic and international trusts on a wide range of issues, and is a member of STEP’s Cross-Border Estates group and its EU committee. He is a member of the EU Savings Directive group assisting the European Commission in the review of the EU Savings Directive. His book ‘EC Customs Law’ (OUP second edition 2008) has been called ‘simply the most up to date and comprehensive handbook on customs matters currently available in the English language’ and ‘a standard reference work for practitioners in the field of trade and customs legislation’. He is also the general editor of ‘European Cross-Border Estate Planning’ (Sweet & Maxwell), a contributor to ‘Value Added Tax: Commentary and Analysis’ (Sweet & Maxwell), and joint editor of the ‘International Guide to the Taxation of Trusts’ (IBFD).
Career
Called 1980; Silk 2003; called to the Irish Bar 1998; joined 39 Essex Street 2012. Publications ‘EC Customs Law’ (OUP second edition 2008); ‘European Cross-Border Estate Planning’; contributor to ‘De Vail’s Indirec Tax Scheme’; ‘Value Added Tax: Commentary and Analysis’; ‘International Guide to the Taxation of Trusts’.
Languages
French.
Education
Bristol University (LLB); University of London (LLM; PhD in Trusts and Property Law).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Tax: VAT and excise
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4The 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 Silks)Ranked: Tier 2Timothy Lyons KC – 39 Essex Chambers ‘He has a deep understanding of the root reasons why legislation in relation to cross-border tax operates as it does. A stylish advocate.’
London Bar > European Union law
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2Timothy Lyons KC – 39 Essex Chambers ‘Timothy is a sophisticated advocate. He manages clients well.’
39 Essex Chambers‘ members continue to act across a broad spectrum of complex EU law matters. Timothy Lyons KC is ‘a go-to person on EU law issues, particularly in a tax context‘, and Deok Joo Rhee KC is well known for handling EU law cases involving trade agreement matters and procurement issues. Christopher Staker‘s ‘advice has always been very on point, clear, well-researched, constructive and helpful‘. Newly appointed silk Katherine Apps KC ‘has every detail of a case at her fingertips, and can persuasively and masterfully deploy it with ease‘.