Michael Avient > Temple Tax Chambers > London, England > Barrister Profile

Temple Tax Chambers
3 TEMPLE GARDENS, 1ST FLOOR
TEMPLE, LONDON
EC4Y 9AU
England
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Career

Michael Avient has 30-years of experience in tax.  In his previous role as a partner, he has led the London tax investigation teams at a number of top 20 accountancy firms.  During this time, Michael was responsible for litigation policy and strategy and was instructed in leading cases including R (oao Derry) v HMRC [2019] UKSC 19 and R (oao De Silva and another) v HMRC [2017] UKSC 74.  His success in this area led to his team winning awards twice at the Taxation Awards.

Michael is also an acknowledged expert on tax avoidance and has written extensively on the issue in professional journals.  He is also asked regularly to give expert evidence on the subject.

Michael accepts instructions in all areas of Chambers expertise from Solicitors, Accountants and Tax Advisers.

Memberships

Association of Tax Technicians

Revenue Bar Association

Education

LLB (Law) Cardiff University

Master of Laws (LLM) Southbank University

 

Lawyer Rankings

London Bar > Tax: corporate

(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3

Michael AvientTemple Tax Chambers ‘Michael’s strengths are his honesty, persistence and work ethic in analysing the case before him in depth and objectively, but always with the interests of his client as the priority.’