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About
Provided by Jonathan Bremner KC
Practice Areas
Jonathan Bremner KC specialises in tax. His practice focuses on complex, substantial tax litigation and advisory work. Jonathan acts for clients from a wide range of industry sectors, including large multinationals, major listed companies, owner-managed businesses and high-net worth individuals, as well as local and central government. Recent cases include FII GLO, Prudential Assurance Co, RFC 2012 PLC (Supreme Court); Royal Bank of Canada, London Luton, Urenco Chemplants, LIFE Services, Irish Bank Resolution Corp, Smith & Nephew, MG Rover, Farnborough Airport, Newey (Court of Appeal); Ventgrove (Court of Session); Barr Environmental, BAT Industries (Upper Tribunal); Hannover Leasing, LINPAC, Panayi (FTT). Recent advisory work includes double taxation treaties, permanent establishments, business structuring issues, company reconstructions, transfer pricing, capital allowances, partnership taxation, employment/personal taxes and VAT.
Career
Called 2005; Silk 2018; Bencher of Inner Temple 2020; Called to the Scottish Bar 2021. Education: Hertford College, Oxford (BA (First); BCL (Distinction)); University of Paris II (Diploma in French Law (mention bien)).
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Jonathan Bremner KC boasts an impressive track record of acting in heavyweight litigation, and is often instructed in major EU law cases and group litigations. He also advises in relation to double tax treaties, the taxation of dividends and other matters.
Jonathan Bremner KC has a rapidly growing indirect tax practice and extensive experience of representing taxpayers and the Revenue. He is often entrusted with complex VAT, SDLT and customs cases, and has appeared before the First-tier Tribunal, the Upper Tribunal, the Supreme Court and the CJEU.
Jonathan Bremner KC of One Essex Court has a strong private client tax practice, acting for HMRC and for taxpayers. He is particularly strong on employment tax matters and tax scheme litigation.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Jonathan Bremner KC is excellent. Very client- and user-friendly."
"Jonathan is very good; he is knowledgeable and thorough and sensible. I have no qualms recommending him."
"Second to none in terms of his preparation and mastery of detail."
"Jonathan thinks so carefully and is incredibly impressive. He's very nice to work with as well."
"Jonathan is a highly capable lawyer, who has an excellent manner with clients and instructing solicitors."
"One of the best tax advocates of his generation. He makes himself available and is very easy to work with."
"Jonathan is extremely eloquent; he charms any courtroom."
"Jonathan is a really bright, detailed and focused tax counsel."
"He is extremely hard-working and knows a great deal about his areas of law. He really puts the work in and is very easy to talk to."
"Jonathan Bremner KC is excellent. Very client- and user-friendly."
"Jonathan is very good; he is knowledgeable and thorough and sensible. I have no qualms recommending him."
"Second to none in terms of his preparation and mastery of detail."
"Jonathan thinks so carefully and is incredibly impressive. He's very nice to work with as well."
"Jonathan is a highly capable lawyer, who has an excellent manner with clients and instructing solicitors."
"One of the best tax advocates of his generation. He makes himself available and is very easy to work with."
"Jonathan is extremely eloquent; he charms any courtroom."
"Jonathan is a really bright, detailed and focused tax counsel."
"He is extremely hard-working and knows a great deal about his areas of law. He really puts the work in and is very easy to talk to."
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