Cases

Here are some of the many tax cases we have handled in recent years. Please use the filter to select cases by area of expertise.

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HMRC v Micheal Breen [2023] UKUT 00252 (TCC)

[2023] UKUT 00252 (TCC)

Ross Birkbeck represented the taxpayer in the FTT and the Upper Tribunal,...

MJL Contracts Ltd v HMRC [2023] UKUT 254 (TCC)

[2023] UKUT 254 (TCC)

Ross Birkbeck successfully represented HMRC in the Upper Tribunal, in a case...

Hemingway v Revenue & Customs [2023] UKFTT 749 (TC)

[2023] UKFTT 749 (TC)

Christopher successfully defended appeal concerning whether s401 ITEPA applied to a payment...

Alpha Republic Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2023] UKFTT 750 (TC) and TC/2022/11361

[2023] UKFTT 750 (TC) and TC/2022/11361

JTI Acquisitions Company (2011) Ltd v HMRC [2023] UKUT 194 (TCC)

[2023] UKUT 194 (TCC)

Magic Carpets (Commercial) Ltd v HMRC [2023] UKFTT 700 (TC)

TC/2020/02133 and TC/2020/04646

Revenue and Customs Commissioners v A Taxpayer [2023] UKUT 182 (TCC)

[2023] UKUT 182 (TCC)

Laing O'Rourke Services Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners; Willmott Dixon Holdings Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners - [2023] STC 1333

UT/2021/000196 and UT/2022/000035

Debra Elizabeth Adjei v Official Receiver and HMRC EWCA 1572 [2023] (Admin)

EWCA 1572 [2023] (Admin)

Ross Birkbeck represented HMRC in the High Court in relation to costs...

Swiss Centre Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2023] UKFTT 449 (TC)

[2023] UKFTT 449 (TC)

Shinelock Ltd v HMRC UT/2021/000202

UT/2021/000202

Asset House Piccadilly Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2023] UKFTT 385 (TC)

[2023] UKFTT 385 (TC)

Scott v HMRC [2023] UKFTT 360 (TC)

[2023] UKFTT 360 (TC)

Ross Birkbeck represented the taxpayer in the FTT, in an appeal against...

Eveleigh v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2023] UKFTT 356 (TC)

[2023] UKFTT 356 (TC)

Danapal v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2023] UKUT 86 (TCC)

[2023] UKUT 86 (TCC)

Mudan v Revenue & Customs [2023] UKFTT 317 (TC)

[2023] UKFTT 317 (TC)

Chrisopher successfully defended SDLT appeal; whether property “suitable for use as a...

Dalriada and others v HMRC [2023] UKFTT 314 (TC)

[2023] UKFTT 314 (TC)

HMRC v Universal Umbrella Services Limited BL-2023-000380

BL-2023-000380

resisting an HMRC injunction in relation to tax in dispute was over...

Redmount Trust Company Ltd v HMRC [2023] UKUT 68 (TCC) (Upper Tribunal)

[2023] UKUT 68 (TCC)

Upper Tribunal – SDLT - land transaction return - validity of a...

Fanning v HMRC [2023] EWCA Civ 263

[2023] EWCA Civ 263

Mitchell v HMRC [2023] EWCA Civ 261

[2023] EWCA Civ 261

Mr Bell challenges the UT’s determination that he is not entitled to...

Universal Flooring Contractors v HMRC [2023] UKFTT 282 (TC)

[2023] UKFTT 282 (TC)

Paul Harrison v HMRC [2023] UKUT 00038 (TCC)

[2023] UKUT 00038 (TCC)

Harriet Brown and Ross Birkbeck represented the taxpayer in the Upper Tribunal...

Gary Pougher v HMRC [2022] UKFTT 00086

[2022] UKFTT 00086

Ross Birkbeck successfully represented HMRC in the First Tier Tribunal in respect...

Reliable Shipping v HMRC [2023] UKFTT 45 (TC)

[2023] UKFTT 45 (TC)

Ross Birkbeck successfully represented HMRC in the First Tier Tribunal, and in...

O v R

Arbitration

An 8 day LCIA arbitration relating to the validity of a £20...