The members of Devereux appear before all levels of the courts and in judicial reviews, offering a varied indirect tax practice with notable matters regarding VAT. Rebecca Murray appeared as sole counsel in Oculus v HMRC, a strike out application against a Maltese company which made the argument that EU law required the FTT to hear the case, while Max Schofield represented the claimants in DuelFuel Nutrition v HMRC, concerning the application of VAT to products marketed as sports flapjacks and brownies.
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