Old Square Tax Chambers’ heavy private client focus extends to areas of expertise ranging across inheritance tax, non-resident and non-domicile tax as well as estate and tax planning both domestically and offshore.
James Kessler KC is recognised for his work offshore private client tax matters, recently leading Rebecca Sheldon before the Court of Appeal in A Taxpayer v HMRC, a novel case on the statutory resident test.
Robert Venables KC handles matters ranging across offshore tax planning, residence and domicile issues and employee remuneration.
Rory Mullan KC has recently acted before the Privy Council in Imperium Trustees (Jersey) Ltd v Jersey Competent Authority regarding documents sought for a withholding tax enquiry - the case involved issues of a statute which prohibited Imperium Trustees, which was successful on the substantive issue before the Jersey courts, from recovering its costs back from the Jersey government.
Harriet Brown, also a qualified Jersey advocate, international tax and trust matters related to non-UK residents, non-UK domiciles, complex cross-border planning.
