Pump Court Tax Chambers

Laura practises in all areas of taxation, acting in the course of disputes and litigation and offering planning and compliance advice. Her direct tax practice covers personal and corporate taxes and her indirect tax practice includes VAT, SDLT and landfill tax.

She has in recent years appeared in a number of high-profile cases, both for the taxpayer and HMRC.

Indirect tax: cases include JP Morgan Chase Bank, BlackRock Investment Management and Brockenhurst College.  Her recent matters have covered financial services, insurance, pensions, education, charities and travel.

Corporate, business and employment tax:  cases include BlueCrest (salaried members legislation), Dunsby & Clipperton (taxation of distributions and interaction with settlements legislation) and Charles Tyrwhitt (national insurance contributions).  She also has particular expertise in litigating tax disputes relating to pensions (e.g. Dalriada and Morgan Lloyd Trustees) and oil-related activities (e.g. Sentinel Marine, in the Falkland Islands).

Private client tax: Laura regularly provides private client tax advice, including advice during HMRC enquiries and investigations, as well as acting in litigation on personal tax. She has particular expertise in residence and domicile issues, and issues arising from trusts.

September 2020: Junior Counsel to the Crown – A Panel September 2017: Junior Counsel to the Crown – B Panel March 2013: Junior Counsel to the Crown – C Panel October 2007: Called, Middle Temple

Revenue Bar Association (Committee Member and Diversity Officer)

London Chancery and Commercial Bar Association

VAT Practitioners Group

2006-2007: Bar Vocational Course, Inns of Court Law School (Very competent)

2002-2006: St John’s College, Oxford (First Class BA Hons, Jurisprudence)