With members appearing at all levels of the courts, Devereux continues to act regularly on behalf of HMRC all the while developing its taxpayer practice. The set covers contentious and non-contentious matters, and has members with particular expertise in the interface of employment and tax law. Akash Nawbatt KC, continues to appear on behalf of HMRC in Lloyd’s Banking Group v HMRC, as well as opposing Georgia Hicks and Harry Sheehan in HMRC v Professional Match Game Referees, again appearing for HMRC.
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Position
Akash Nawbatt KC's principal areas of practice are employment and tax law. He is instructed in complex and high value litigation, in tribunals, the High Court and appellate courts, by large employers (including global financial institutions and leading airlines), Government Departments and taxpayers.
For more information on Akash's practice and latest case highlights, please consult his full Devereux profile.
Career
Called 1999. Judicial assistant to the House of Lords (2001-02). Junior Counsel to the Crown: C Panel (2004-08); B Panel (2008-2013); and A Panel (2013 - 2017). 2015 Chambers UK Bar Awards: Employment Junior of the Year. Appointed Queen's Counsel in 2017.
Memberships
ELA, ELBA and RBA
Education
Queen Elizabeth’s, Barnet; Jesus College, Cambridge (1998 BA).
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