3PB’s specialist commercial and construction law barrister Seb Oram (pictured here) was successful in the recent High Court matter of Deluxe Property Holdings Ltd v SCL Construction Ltd, a case concerning VAT repayment disputes and trusts. Seb was instructed by DAC Beachcroft LLP to act on behalf of more...

3PB’s specialist tax and commercial law barrister Max Schofield (pictured here) has analysed the case of Deluxe Property Holdings Ltd v SCL Construction Ltd for the British Tax Review. This detailed case analysis is a must-read for legal professionals specialising in business law as it addresses the more...

David Birrell has successfully defended a DJ and music producer who was charged with the fraudulent evasion of VAT. The case arose out of a HMRC investigation called ‘Operation Clump’. The Defendant reclaimed VAT on business expenses worth over £300,000 for a period of 7 years whilst failing to more...

Paul Hodgkinson of Exchange Chambers leading Sushil Kumar of 25 Bedford Row secured a Not Guilty verdict for their client following a 6 month trial at Wood Green Crown Court, London. The case, which was prosecuted by HMRC, concerned a complex multi-million pound VAT and duty evasion fraud. Paul and more...

Marks & Spencer plc v HM Revenue and Customs [2019] UKUT 0182 (TCC), 27 June 2019 The Upper Tribunal has dismissed Marks & Spencer’s appeal against the decision of the First-tier Tribunal [2018] UKFTT 238 (TC). Marks & Spencer’s appeal concerns the correct VAT treatment of its “Dine In for Two for more...

Max Schofield represented The Core (Swindon) in a successful appeal against HMRC regarding the VAT treatment of juice cleanse programmes. The First Tier Tribunal ruled that the juice cleanse programmes, taken in place of meals, were to be classified as food rather than beverages and were, therefore, more...

The Chancellor of the Exchequer’s autumn budget has outlined the UK’s intentions to address waste by encouraging the recycling of plastic, shortly after the European Commission proposed the introduction of a Single Use Plastic Directive. Plastics Tax and Producer Responsibility The Chancellor’s more...

The recently launched Chambers Bar UK 2019 ranks 50 individual Monckton barristers across 18 practice areas with many appearing in multiple categories. Monckton Chambers is one of the most highly ranked sets in the UK as it has been recommended in eleven practice areas; in five of these, Monckton is more...

In the recently launched The Legal 500 UK Bar 2018, 44 individual barristers from Monckton Chambers are listed across18 practice areas with many recommended in multiple categories. Monckton Chambers has been recommended, once again, as a TOP-TIER set in the following practice areas: Competition more...

Owning a property in Spain is Taxing! It’s just a matter of time that UK expatriates in Spain receive a notification from the Spanish Inland Revenue (Hacienda); claiming unpaid taxes for the last four tax years (tax statute of limitation). By now, after having acquired your Spanish property, we are more...