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Pump Court Tax Chambers Offices

Pump Court Tax Chambers
16 BEDFORD ROW
LONDON
WC1R 4EF
England
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David Ewart KC KC

Position
David Ewart specialises in all areas of taxation, both corporate and personal, direct and indirect.
Career
Called 1987 (Gray’s Inn)
Treasury A Panel (1999 – 2005)
First Chancery Revenue Junior (2000 – 2006)
QC (2006)
Memberships
Revenue Bar Association
London Common Law & Commercial Bar Association
Chancery Bar Association
Education
Trinity College, Oxford (1986 BA Hons)
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Tax: corporate
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1David Ewart KC – Pump Court Tax Chambers ‘A sharp mind that is able to distill the most complex matters into bite-size chunks. Always comforting to have his advice.’
Pump Court Tax Chambers has ‘masses of strength and depth’, and is a favoured choice for both HMRC and taxpayer clients in numerous significant mandates. Areas of expertise for the group include unallowable purpose, transfer pricing, and partnership mixed membership rules. Kevin Prosser KC is ‘at the top of his game’, and recently represented the taxpayer before the Court of Appeal in Inmarsat PLC v HMRC, in a matter relating to the entitlement to capital allowances on the cost of launching satellites. David Milne KC has aptitude in international tax matters. David Ewart KC recently acted for HMRC before the Supreme Court in the Franked Investment Income GLO test case, relating to the taxation of dividends paid into the UK by foreign subsidiaries of British companies, leading Elizabeth Wilson KC and Barbara Belgrano. Rupert Baldry KC led Thomas Chacko before the Court of Appeal in Bluecrest Capital Management Cayman Ltd v HMRC, a significant case relating to the tax treatment of LLPs and limited partnerships. Zizhen Yang has experience at courts of all levels, in addition to a robust advisory practice.
London Bar > Tax: personal
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1David Ewart KC –Pump Court Tax Chambers ‘Very effective calm advocacy. Strategically excellent. Technically very sound and always a few steps ahead.’