Providing both advice and advocacy in contentious matters, Pump Court Tax Chambers covers a wide range of indirect tax issues including VAT issues relating to school fees, health care tax exemptions and input tax recovery. Andrew Hitchmough KC has led 2025 silk, Laura Poots KC, in JP Morgan Chase Bank v HMRC, a case concerning the finance exemption as applied to investment banks. Kevin Prosser KC led Quinlan Windle in Wakefield College v HMRC, a case determining if the construction costs of a new college on the basis that it would be used for purposes of a "business". Rupert Baldry KC appeared before the Court of Appeal in Jazztel v HMRC, a test concerning a number of companies who had paid stamp duty reserve tax contrary to EU law. Zizhen Yang is instructed by a recycling company in a case concerning the application of landfill tax to a "valley feature" - required by regulation - sited above a geographical fault, at issue is if a material is disposed "with the intention to discard it".
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Position
Quinlan joined Chambers on 1st October 2017 after completing his twelve month pupillage. He accepts instructions to act and advise in all areas of Chambers’ practice including private client, property, corporate, employment, VAT, international tax, and customs and excise duty. Quinlan is qualified to accept instructions under the Public Access Scheme.
Career
2016-2017 – Pupillage, Pump Court Tax Chambers
2016 – Called to the Bar (Lincoln’s Inn)
2015-2016 – Judicial Assistant to Lord Justice Patten
2013-2015 – Teaching Fellow in Contract, UCL
Education
2013-2014 – BPTC, Kaplan Law School [Very Competent]
2012-2013 – BCL, Lincoln College, Oxford
2010-2012 – LLB (Senior Status), Queen Mary, University of London [First Class]
2006-2009 – BA Mathematics, Churchill College, Cambridge
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