Private Wealth: Tax

Field Court Tax Chambers' members act for tax authorities and affluent individuals, and handle a wide variety of domestic and international cases relating to residence and domicile, trusts and other matters. Recently, members have been instructed in Candy v HMRC concerning the time limits for paying stamp duty in light of Section 44(9) of the Finance Act 2003.

"Stephanie Talbot is efficient and deals with requests in an outstanding manner."

"The clerking team are always very swift to respond."

"The clerks are most definitely responsive and spirited."

Marie Burke is the set's practice manager and Stephanie Talbot is assistant practice manager.

Imran Afzal
Imran Afzal is in demand from both HMRC and taxpayers for the most high-profile and complex matters, and is a particularly fine choice of counsel for tax scheme litigation and questions of residence and domicile. He is well known among private client tax specialists for his work on the 'Icebreaker' partnership scheme litigation, where he acted on behalf of the Revenue. "Imran is consistently strong in technical areas." "He has a very knowledgeable and thorough mind. No detail is left unturned." "Imran is incredibly astute and is constantly mitigating risk to improve the prospects of success."

Philip Baker KC
Philip Baker KC is noted for his exceptional depth of expertise in international and cross-border tax matters, and has a particular strength in double taxation treaties. "Philip marries technical ability with commercial awareness and practical advice." "He's the best of the best regarding international tax."

Patrick Way KC
Patrick Way KC is highly sought after by high net worth private individuals for the most high-value and complex tax matters. He is also frequently instructed by HMRC and has a particular strength in advisory matters. "He's very senior and very experienced. He's someone I could just pick up the phone to and he was always willing to provide advice. He's very good with the clients. He's got the client care skills." "Patrick Way KC quickly gets to the heart of the issue in complex matters. His first-rate advice is concise and to the point and he's a real pleasure to work with."

Patrick Soares
Patrick Soares is a deeply respected junior whose tax practice encompasses property, VAT and offshore matters. He is an exceptional choice of counsel for trusts taxation work. "Patrick is the wise master of experience who dissects a problem neatly so the issues are easily understood and well articulated."

Peter Vaines
Peter Vaines is well known for advising high net worth clients on a range of tax matters. He has particular experience handling residence and domicile issues. "Peter is always very personable and is good in front of clients." "He is clearly very knowledgeable, with an excellent grasp of all the issues and the ability to see and comment on ancillary issues that could arise."