Mr Ross Birkbeck > Chambers of James Kessler KC > London, England > Barrister Profile

Chambers of James Kessler KC
Old Square Tax Chambers
15 OLD SQUARE, LINCOLN'S INN
LONDON
WC2A 3UE
England

Work Department

Barrister

Position

Ross advises on a range of diverse tax matters. Some issues which he has dealt with recently include:

  • Residence and domicile status
  • Employee taxation including the scope of the benefits code, the employment related securities legislation (Part 7 ITEPA 2003) and the disguised remuneration legislation (Part 7A ITEPA 2003)
  • The application of reliefs to SDLT in respect of charities, Multiple dwelling’s relief, and mixed use property.
  • Enveloped residential properties
  • Entrepreneurs’ relief and incorporation relief
  • Corporate restructuring
  • VAT relief for charities
  • Claims for R&D relief
  • Income tax and Inheritance tax relief on gifts to charities
  • The relevance and methods of valuation of close companies
  • Accelerated Payment Notices and Follower Notices
  • The GAAR and its application
  • Incorporation of LLPs
  • The application of the Transactions in Securities legislation.
  • Information notices
  • Register of deliberate tax defaulters
  • Constructive trusts and the effect on an estate for IHT purposes
  • SDLT planning
  • Inheritance tax planning
  • Challenging penalty assessments

 

Career

Called in 2015

Ross is able to undertake instructions through Public Access

Education

  • 2014-15 BPTC, City Law School, [Very Competent]
  • 2013-14 GDL, City Law School, [Distinction]
  • 1999-2003 BA Mathematics and Philosophy. Mansfield College, Oxford [First Class]

Lawyer Rankings

London Bar > Tax: personal

(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3

Ross Birkbeck  – Old Square Tax Chambers ‘Very articulate, commercial, down-to-earth.’