Field Court Tax Chambers is well-regarded for its vast range of clients ranging from wealthy individuals, charities and tax authorities as well as the appearance of its members across all levels of the domestic courts as well as foreign courts. Recently made silk, Imran Afzal KC represented the revenue in Candy v HMRC, a case on the repayment of SDLT. Patrick Soares advises on the structuring of land transactions in the UK and offshore structures.
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Work Department
Tax – corporate; tax – international; tax – VAT, private client - personal tax.
Position
Barrister at, and co-founder of, Field Court Tax Chambers. Has a broad advisory and litigation practice, including domestic and international matters for private clients, companies and revenue authorities (UK and foreign).
Career
Called to the Bar in 2008, Lincoln’s Inn; Gray’s Inn Tax Chambers 2008-14; Field Court Tax Chambers 2014 to date; Took Silk in 2025; part-time tutor London School of Economics 2007-13; tutor on MA in Taxation at IALS 2013-15.
Languages
Punjabi, Urdu.
Memberships
Revenue Bar Association
Education
Merton College, Oxford University (2006 BA: top of year; 2007 BCL: top of year).
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- 'The clerk's room is professionally efficient. Marie Burke and Stephanie Talbot are consummate professionals, and tremendously reassuring.'
- 'The clerks are very helpful.'
- 'All of the members of the set are tax specialists, covering the entire field of tax and all subscribe to the same philosophy of practicality and approachability.'
- 'Field Court Tax Chambers is an elite set of specialist tax chambers. It has a mix of strong litigation practitioners and advisory specialists. It has a strong international flavour with a unique system of linking with pre-eminent barristers in other jurisdictions as door tenants so that it can access first-hand experience from across the globe.'
- 'Very helpful and efficient Chambers.'
- 'Counsel is very helpful and accommodating.'