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Exchange Chambers is a ‘go-to set of chambers’ for company and insolvency work ’with a stellar reputation in Manchester and the North West’. Giles Maynard-Connor KC has broad experience handling both corporate and personal insolvency matters. Ian Tucker is widely praised by clients for his ‘unrivalled experience and knowledge in the area of insolvency’. He was recently instructed by the Official Receiver in relation to the liquidation of cloud service provider UKCloud Ltd., with the case turning on whether fixed or floating charges existed over the company’s valuable IP addresses. George Rowell has particular expertise when it comes to insolvency cases with a tax background; he recently acted for a group of litigants representing 16,000 investors with significant assets in pension funds whose administrator when into administration.
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Profile
Work Department
Commercial
Position
George is a commercial barrister specialising in tax disputes, professional negligence and insolvency. He combines heavy-weight advocacy experience with in-depth tax and commercial knowledge. In the field of tax he regularly advises on VAT, IHT, CGT, employment-related taxes, and penalties. His professional negligence practice has a particular focus on claims against accountants, tax advisors and IFAs. He also has a growing specialism in insolvency and directors’ misfeasance cases, especially where there is a tax dimension such as a failed tax avoidance scheme.
George commenced his career in-house with HMRC before moving to independent practice. He was a member of the Attorney-General’s Regional Panel of Counsel between 2008 and 2021 and regularly appeared for HMRC and other Government departments. He recently decided not to apply to renew his membership of the Panel, so as to concentrate on representing businesses, directors, trustees and private clients.
George is co-author of a division of Simon’s Taxes and Tax Penalties: A Practioner’s Guide (Sweet & Maxwell, 2nd edn 2019).
Career
Magdalen College, Oxford (MA Oxon); City University, London (MA in Law)
Call: 2004
Memberships
- Northern Chancery Bar Association
- Bar Pro Bono Unit
Education
- MA (Oxon), Dip. Law, MA in Law (City)
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Testimonials
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- 'Clients receive a first-class service from Joe Mawson. He is a go-to man in a crisis and is responsive and knowledgeable.'
- 'Nick Buckley is a master of his profession.'
- 'Joe Mawson is second to none. He takes the time to get to know clients and build great working relationships. He is approachable, knowledgeable and commercial.'
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- 'Exchange is the best insolvency set in Manchester. They have excellent people at every level, they are commercially aware and provide a first-rate service.'
- 'Exchange houses some of the best talent in Manchester - they are always a pleasure to work with.'
- 'Exchange Chambers is a go-to set of chambers with a stellar reputation in Manchester and the North West. They have a broad range of talent and pre-eminent company and insolvency barristers'.