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".
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Mentions
Profile
Position
Kevin Prosser is widely recognised and consulted in all types of Revenue work. He has a particularly strong litigation practice. He is the current Head of Chambers.
Career
Called 1982, Lincoln’s Inn
QC 1996
Recorder 2000 – 2015
Deputy High Court Judge 2008-2015
Chairman, Revenue Bar Association 2009-2012
Memberships
Revenue Bar Association (Chairman 2009 – 2012)
London Common Law & Commercial Bar Association
Education
University College, London (1979 LLB)
St Edmund Hall, Oxford (1981 BCL)
Content supplied by Pump Court Tax Chambers
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'The clerks are always helpful and available. Mark Rushton is very professional. John Poyser is hugely experienced.'
- 'Clerks are very responsive. Luke Sawyer in particular is very helpful.'
- 'The clerks are very responsive and very personable.'
- 'Pump Court Tax Chambers are the go-to set for VAT matters.'
- 'Top tax set.'
- 'Very happy with Chambers.'