Alun James
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 2 : Tax
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Band 2
About
Provided by Alun James
Practice Areas
Tax and VAT. Business and corporate tax advice: clearance work and tax planning for transactions and demergers, including SDLT; transactions in securities issues; employment-related securities; taxation of UK property interests. Private client work, including offshore trusts. Litigation undertaken at Tribunal level and in the higher courts. Lectures extensively nationwide.
Career
Called to the Bar in 1986 and joined Temple Tax Chambers in 1988.
Professional Memberships
Also a member of Exchange Chambers, Liverpool and Manchester.
Publications
Co-author of ‘Taxation of Companies and Company Reconstructions’ (Sweet & Maxwell).
Personal
Scholar of St John’s College, Oxford (BA, Hons 1st class (Jurisprudence), BCL). Born 13 May 1964.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Alun James focuses on corporate tax matters, including transactions, corporate reorganisations and debt restructures. Employment-related securities, share repurchases and venture capital trusts are additional areas he advises on. He has expertise in all direct tax matters and is also an experienced VAT and SDLT practitioner.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Alun is technically excellent, a great advocate and someone with amazing client-handling skills. You couldn't ask for more."
"Alun is technically excellent, a great advocate and someone with amazing client-handling skills. You couldn't ask for more."
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