David Ewart KC
‘Very effective, quiet and well planned. Technically excellent. Very focused. The go-to KC for tax litigation.'
Pump Court Tax Chambers handles tax matters covering both onshore and offshore advisory and litigation work. William Massey KC continues to stand out in issues related to the taxation of trusts, land and landed estates. David Yates KC led Calypso Blaj on behalf of HMRC in Beard v HMRC concerning the tax treatment of distributions from a Jersey company.
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Testimonials
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- 'Clerks areexcellent, scoping the brief and providing accurate timescales.'
- 'Friendly, approachable clerks' rooms. Enjoy working with Bruno Antoniotti and John Posyer. Both are a pleasure to work with.'
- 'Great clerking team.'
- 'High quality throughout and well clerked.'
- 'The top chambers for all things tax.'
- 'Exceptionally strong across the whole bench.'
Lawyers
Leading Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
William Massey KC
‘Huge gravitas, clients love him.'
Kevin Prosser KC
James Rivett KC
'James not only possesses a stellar intellect, but he is also that rare thing, a tax counsel who possesses emotional and commercial intelligence. This means he is a favourite of instructing solicitors and clients alike.'
Rupert Baldry KC
‘Rupert is a superb advocate. He is calm and measured yet also forceful and clear. He is a delight to work with - thorough and precise. He listens carefully to clients, juniors and solicitors and has a fair reputation as one of the pre-eminent tax silks. He is also simply a delight to work with.'
Giles Goodfellow KC
Elizabeth Wilson KC
David Yates KC
‘David is in a class of his own. He is not only technically gifted but also combines this with a client-friendly, user-friendly overlay. He is impressive across the whole spectrum.’
Michael Thomas KC
Richard Vallat KC
‘A leading silk on international tax matters. Will not prevaricate and states his views clearly. Can turn matters around quickly and efficiently.'
2024 Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Sadiya Choudhury KC
'Pragmatic, measured, responsive.'
2025 Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Laura Poots KC
Leading Juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
Emma Chamberlain
‘Emma is particularly good at advisory work . She has a reputation for being no-nonsense, which means that when negotiating with HMRC, they tend to listen because Emma isn’t one for trying it on.’
Ben Elliott
‘A strong advocate both orally and in writing. Sharp and polished approach to his work. His passion for the law provides clients reassurance that their case is in the right hands.’
Barbara Belgrano
‘Barbara is fiercely clever, conscientious, and robust in her advice.’
Charles Bradley
'Clear and concise, as well as being very knowledgeable.'
Thomas Chacko
'Thomas has a rare talent of expressing complex arguments simply, in oral submissions, clear writing and when explaining matters to lay clients.'
Jeremy Woolf
Calypso Blaj
‘Very bright and personable.'
Oliver Conolly
‘Extremely thorough and immerses himself in the subject matter.'