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Thomas Chacko

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Position

Tom has been in practice at Pump Court since October 2009 and advises on all areas of revenue and customs law, in particular on employment taxation, private client, SDLT and VAT. Tom has recently argued cases before the First-tier Tax Tribunal, Upper Tribunal and Court of Appeal, with recent cases covering VAT, excise penalties, tax procedure, customs classification, human rights and proportionality.

Career

2007
Called to the Bar (Inner Temple)

2008-2009
Pupillage, Pump Court Tax Chambers

2009
Tenant, Pump Court Tax Chambers

2011
2 month secondment, HMRC Solicitors Office

2013
3 month secondment, Deloitte

2015
Appointed Junior Counsel to the Crown – “C” panel

2021
Appointed Junior Counsel to the Crown – “B” panel

Memberships

Revenue Bar Association

Education

2007-2008
BCL, St Edmund Hall, Oxford University (Restitution, Personal Taxation, Corporate Taxation, Medieval Law)

Gray’s Inn Tax Chambers prize for Personal Taxation

2006-2007
BVC at ICSL (Very Competent)

Major BVC Scholarship with Duke of Edinburgh’s Entrance Scholarship, Inner Temple

2005-2006
CPE, City University (Distinction)

2000-2003
St John’s College, Cambridge University, BA (Hons)(Natural Sciences)
Master’s Prize
Wright Prize