Ranked in 2 Practice Areas
1

Band 1

Professional Negligence

Northern (Bar)

4 Years Ranked

1

Band 1

Tax

The Regions (Bar)

10 Years Ranked

About

Provided by George Rowell

UK Bar

Practice Areas

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.

Professional Negligence

George is routinely instructed as sole or leading junior counsel in multi-million pound claims against accountants, tax advisers, IFAs and solicitors. He has a particular interest in claims arising from negligent tax and financial advice and failed property investment schemes.

Tax Disputes

George “cut his teeth” in-house with HMRC before moving to independent practice. He represented HMRC as a member of the Attorney-General’s Panel between 2008-2021 but now concentrates on advising businesses and private clients. His main areas of expertise are employment-related taxes, CGT, IHT, VAT, judicial review, avoidance schemes and penalties.

Insolvency

George is routinely instructed as sole or leading junior counsel in multi-million pound proceedings against directors and shareholders. He has a particular interest in cases with overlapping tax and insolvency issues, such as misfeasance claims arising from failed tax avoidance schemes.

Cases:

£20m negligence claim against promoter of EBT tax scheme

£10m bribery and negligence claim against accountants and solicitors in respect of 14 tax schemes

Defending £5m misfeasance claim against directors who used an EBT tax scheme.

Acting for liquidators in £2m misfeasance claim against directors who used failed tax schemes

£5m claim against solicitors over defective share purchase agreement

Career

Magdalen College, Oxford (MA Oxon); City University, London (MA in Law)

Call 2024

Publications

Co-author of Tax Penalties: A Practitioner’s Guide (Sweet & Maxwell; 2nd edn, 2019)

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Professional Negligence - Northern (Bar)
1
Band 1

George Rowell is a well-regarded barrister who specialises in professional negligence disputes. He is particularly experienced in claims against accountants and tax advisers.


Tax - The Regions (Bar)
1
Band 1

George Rowell of Exchange Chambers is a much-admired barrister whose broad practice encompasses cases concerning VAT, and has particular expertise in cases concerning tax avoidance schemes.

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