Monckton Chambers includes members regularly active for both the taxpayer and HMRC, with strength in VAT buoyed by the set’s long track record of public law and EU law work. The group has experience in a range of sector-specific matters, including cryptocurrency, pension plans, and the transfer of assets abroad. Melanie Hall KC has key expertise in the financial services sector, and is noted for her strength in matters relating to the landfill tax. Hall KC acted for the taxpayer in HSBC v HMRC, a dispute as to if HSBC’s offshore companies are entitled to belong to UK VAT groups. Valentina Sloane KC is consistently active in innovative matters, appearing in the First Tier Tax Tribunal in 2023 on behalf of the taxpayer in Bolt v HMRC, a test case on the application of VAT to the ride-hailing industry. Philip Moser KC has an extensive background in cases involving alleged VAT fraud, with further expertise in customs cases and general VAT matters. Senior junior Raymond Hill has a long history in EU law, and appeared on multiple occasions before the European Court of Justice on VAT matters.
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