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Robert Venables QC (Chairman), Patrick Cannon, Rory Mullan & Oliver Marre, all of Tax Chambers, 15 Old Square, will be speaking at the Key Haven Publications Ltd seminar on Practical Tax Planning, with Special Emphasis on Finance Bill 2013. The seminar is being held at The Law Society, Chancery Lane on Thursday 13th June 2013.

Amanda Hardy of Tax Chambers, 15 Old Square, will be one of the speakers for the LexisNexis webinar on "How to maximise Entrepreneurs’ Relief and other tips for minimising Capital Gains Tax", being held on Wednesday 26th June 2013.

Robert Venables QC, James Kessler QC, Amanda Hardy, Patrick Cannon, & Harriet Brown, all of Tax Chambers, 15 Old Square, are among the speakers at the Key Haven Publications Ltd seminar on Practical Tax Planning, being held at Merton College, Oxford between Wednesday 2nd and Friday 4th October 2013

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Patrick Cannon of Tax Chambers will be speaking on Wednesday 1st May 2013 at the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) Webinar Update Webinar, hosted by LexisNexis.

For further information, and details on how to book, please click here.

Rory Mullan of Tax Chambers will be speaking at the CLT Conference on Commercial Leases: Key Drafting Issues Conference 2013 on Wednesday 10th April 2013.

Patrick Cannon of Tax Chambers will be speaking at the CIOT Manchester Branch SDLT Update Seminar on Monday 22nd April 2013. The Seminar will be held at Peter House, Oxford Street, Manchester M1 5AN.

For booking information please click here.

Harriet Brown of Tax Chambers has successfully defended a claim for relief in relation to payments from a FURBS to a retiring employee in Ballard v HMRC (TC2505). Mr. Ballard, the Appellant, had retired upon being made redundant, and argued that consequently he was entitled to relief on his lump-sum payment from the FURBS. The Court held that Mr. Ballard was entitled to the relief.

James Kessler QC, Rory Mullan and Oliver Marre will each be speaking at a conference hosted by Tax Chambers, 15 Old Square on Wednesday 27th February 2013 covering items dealing with Legislative Changes for 2013/14.

Unfortunately there are no longer any available places at this seminar. Anyone who is interested in attending future seminars hosted by Tax Chambers, 15 Old Square should e-mail seminars@15oldsquare.co.uk

Amanda Hardy of Tax Chambers will be speaking at the IBC's Seminar on Private Client Tax: for Entertainers & Sports People

The seminar will take place on Thursday 7th February 2013 at the Radisson Blu Edwardian, Kenliworth, 97 Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3BL

For further details, please see the brochure.

The Standard Conditions of Contract for the Supply of Legal Services by Barristers to Authorised Persons 2012 (contained in Annexe T to the Code of Conduct) which are incorporated in the Tax Chambers Standard Terms of Work Version 2.0 can be accessed below.

Tax Chambers, 15 Old Square is now accepting applications for pupillage commencing in October 2014.

Further information is available here

Rory Mullan and Oliver Marre both of Tax Chambers, 15 Old Square have successfully represented the taxpayers in their appeals against assessments to income tax and national insurance contributions concerning leasing arrangements for employees' cars in Apollo Fuels Ltd and others v HMRC.

HMRC had argued that the arrangements gave rise to a benefit in kind and that payments in respect of business miles travelled were not approved mileage allowance payments within Chapter 2 of Part 4 ITEPA 2003. The First-tier Tribunal declined to follow an earlier decision in respect of similar arrangements and held that the benefit in kind charge did not apply and that mileage allowances were available in full.

A copy of the judgment can be accessed below

Setu Kamal of Tax Chambers will be speaking at a conference on Essential Tax Update for Offshore Service Providers being hosted by Mark Davies & Associates.

The conference will take place on Thursday 13th December 2012 from 9.15am at The Old Government House, St Peter Port, Guernsey.

The Tax Chambers Model Terms of Engagement version 1.1 have been adopted as of 14 May 2012.

These can be found below and also on the Links page above.

Robert Venables Q.C. of Tax Chambers, 15 Old Square has written a detailed response to the proposed GAAR which has been submitted to HMRC as part of the consultation process.

A copy of the response to the GAAR Consultation Document can be accessed from this page.

James Kessler QC of Tax Chambers and Sir Geoffrey Bowman KCB QC will be speaking at a conference on Statute Law Society and Clarity.

The conference is to be held at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1 on Monday 15th October 2012, and is being chaired by Richard Heaton, First Parliamentary Counsel.

Taxation of Non-Residents & Foreign Domiciliaries (11th Edition) by James Kessler QC was recently reviewed in the STEP Journal.

A copy of the review can be found here

Robert Venables QC will be speaking at a conference on Wealth Forum Europe - New Forms of Tax-Efficient Trusts

The conference is to be held at the Sofitel London St.James Hotel, 6 Waterloo Place, London, SW1Y 4AN on Wednesday 5th December 2012, and is hosted by IBC Global Conferences Ltd.

Tax Chambers, 15 Old Square congratulates Amanda Hardy on her election to the Committee of the Chancery Bar Association.

A podcast by Rory Mullan and Harriet Brown on An Introduction to the Interaction of EU Treaty Freedoms and the UK Tax Code is now available from CPDcast and can be accessed here.

Rory and Harriet, who have also written a book on the subject, The Interaction of EU Treaty Freedoms and the UK Tax Code, give an overview and an introduction to the issues involved.

Christopher Sokol QC, Patrick Cannon and Harriet Brown will each be speaking at a conference hosted by Tax Chambers, 15 Old Square on Tuesday 22nd May 2012 covering items of particular interest in this year’s Finance Bill.

Unfortunately there are no longer any available places at this seminar. Anyone who is interested in attending future seminars hosted by Tax Chambers, 15 Old Square should e-mail seminars@15oldsquare.co.uk

James Kessler QC, who has written the ebook Swiss Tax Agreement 2011 (published by Key Haven Publications plc) was recently quoted by the the Neue Zürcher Zeitung am Sonntag on the amended UK/Swiss tax agreement.

Amanda Hardy, Rory Mullan and Setu Kamal of Tax Chambers will be presenting a seminar on Tax Law Update after Budget 2012 on 29 March 2012 from 4 pm at the Old Courtroom, Lincoln’s Inn.

The seminar is open to anyone who wishes to attend, although there are now only a very small number of available places remaining. Anyone who wishes to attend should e-mail seminars@15oldsquare.co.uk

Rory Mullan and Setu Kamal will each be speaking at a conference on Essential Tax Update for Offshore Service Providers being hosted by Mark Davies & Associates (Offshore) Ltd at The The Pomme d’Or, St Helier, Jersey on Thursday 1st March 2012 at 1.00pm.

Details can be found here here

Rory Mullan and Harriet Brown of Tax Chambers 15 Old Square are happy to announce the publication of their book entitled The Interaction of EU Treaty Freedoms and the UK Tax Code.

The book costs £75 and can be ordered from legal booksellers or directly from the publisher Key Haven Publications.

To celebrate the launch of their book, Rory and Harriet will be hosting a seminar and drinks reception on 7 December 2011 from 4.30 pm at the Old Courtroom, Lincoln’s Inn.

The seminar will be open to anyone who wishes to attend and who confirms such by e-mailing seminars@15oldsquare.co.uk

Amanda Hardy and Rory Mullan will each be speaking at a conference on Practical Tax Planning for Wealthy Individuals and SMEs being hosted by Longmark Tax Conferences Ltd at The Belfry, West Midlands on Thursday 24 November 2011.

Rory Mullan and Setu Kamal both of Tax Chambers will be speaking at STEP Isle of Man 2011 Annual Conference to be held at the Mount Murray Hotel, Santon, Isle of Man on 10 November 2011.

The new edition of Taxation of Non-Residents & Foreign Domicilaries by James Kessler QC (10th edition: 2011/12) is now out.

Details of the book can be found here and for the online version here.

Amanda Hardy, Rory Mullan and Harriet Brown of Tax Chambers will be presenting a seminar on Tax Planning for Key Employees after Finance Act 2011 on 29 September 2011 from 4 pm at the Old Courtroom, Lincoln’s Inn.

The seminar will be open to anyone who wishes to attend and who confirms such by e-mailing seminars@15oldsquare.co.uk

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It can be accessed here.

The second online update to James Kessler’s Drafting Trusts and Will Trusts was published 24 May 2011 and is available free online. It can be accessed here.

A copy of an article by Rory Mullan and Harriet Brown concerning compound interest and overpaid VAT up to the decision in Littlewoods v HMRC which was previously published in the British Tax Review ((2010) BTR Issue 5, 475) is now available on the Articles section of the Tax Chambers website.

Patrick Cannon reviewed the Budget 2011 document entitled "Tackling tax avoidance" for Tax Journal.

Timothy Lyons QC is speaking at a conference entitled Consideration, Composite Supplies and Planning

Robert Venables QC & Stephen Brandon QC will be speaking on the new draft clauses on Disguised Remuneration.

The new e guide to HMRC's enquiry powers in SDLT is available and reflects the law as it will be from 1st April 2011.

to be held on Tuesday 23rd November 2010 at the Marriott Hotel Marble Arch, 134 George Street, London, W1H 5DN.

Stephen Brandon QC and Harriet Brown represented the Appellant in its appeal against amendment of its return such that £25 million was brought into charge. The case concerns whether a lump sum given in consideration for the granting of a very long-term exclusive right over the goodwill of a trader constituted a capital or income receipt.

Amanda Hardy will be speaking at conferences on the Family Home in Tax Planning:

Topics covered will include:

· When to use the family home in tax planning

· Sharing arrangements within section 102B of the Finance Act 1986

· Family debt arrangements

· Other sophisticated planning

· Equity release

· Revertor to settlor update

Robert Venables QC, Stephen Brandon QC, James Kessler QC, Amanda Hardy and Rory Mullan will all be speaking at the 28th Annual Oxford Residential Conference to be held in New College Oxford from 23 to 25 September 2010.

Tax Chambers have added a new section giving guidance on the process involved in appealing to the Tax Tribunal. The guidance can be accessed through the 'Appeals' tab at the top of the page.

Another new section, accessible under the 'Articles' tab contains topical articles on various areas of tax law on which members of Tax Chambers advise. New articles will be added on a regular basis. The first article is entitled Employee Benefit Trusts and Section 13 IHTA 1984 by Rory Mullan.

15 July 2010

Taxation of Charities (7th Edition) by James Kessler QC and Harriet Brown was recently reviewed in the Trusts Quarterly Review.

Copy of the review can be seen here.

18th May 2010

This ebook considers this topic in greater detail than other books before. It is written with a special emphasis on planning, includes discussions on several important cases and questions some fundamental and commonly held perceptions in this area.

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On 4 March 2010 Timothy Lyons QC, Setu Kamal and Harriet Brown gave a Webinar on corporate residence for LexisNexis. You can now register to view the Webinar at the LexisNexis website.

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The new SDLT penalty regime starts on 1st April 2010 and Patrick Cannon's e guide sets out the important changes and their consequences for clients and their advisers.

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The Pattullo decision suggests that taxpayers should be clear in their "white space" disclosures about taking a different view from HMRC when they have undertaken a tax scheme if they wish to achieve finality

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James Kessler QC’s analysis of the Offshore Funds (Tax) Regulations 2009 is now available on TFD Online

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Setu Kamal has re-written the pivotal chapters on the taxation of trusts, estates and settlements (including the settlement code and income-shifting) and on the treatment of losses for the new 4th edition of Whiteman & Sherry on Income Tax (published by Sweet & Maxwell).

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