Redcliffe Trainer 43

Called to the Bar in 1995, this trainer brings a wealth of experience gained from a distinguished career spanning both the independent Bar and senior positions within leading City and international law firms. He has also worked in New York and the Cayman Islands. His practice is dispute-led, with a strong emphasis on the intersection between legal, commercial, and tax issues.

He is a specialist in tax law and its associated fields, including commercial chancery, equity, company law, cryptocurrency and digital assets, partnerships, insolvency, and professional negligence. He advises on complex investigations regularly for corporate entities, individuals, and HMRC at both trial and appellate levels.

Appearing regularly in courts and tribunals across the UK, including London, Manchester, and Edinburgh, he acts both as sole counsel and as part of larger legal teams. Much of his work involves high-value or technically challenging disputes, often arising from cross-border transactions or cases with voluminous documentation. He has experience advising and representing individuals in matters involving allegations of fraud, including criminal tax investigations.

The trainer was awarded a PhD (University of London) in Tax Law relating to intellectual property and its exploitation. He is co-author of Taxation of Intellectual Property (Bloomsbury Publishing), A Practical Guide to Tax Disputes (Lexis) and Internet Business (Commerce and Tax) (Jordans).

Ranked as a Leading Practitioner in Chambers UK Bar 2025, he has particular expertise in areas including corporate structures, partnerships, intellectual property, trusts, and insolvency. This knowledge allows for the provision of strategic, commercially attuned advice across a broad range of contentious and non-contentious matters.

The course co-presenter is a dedicated tax specialist 'Pupil Barrister' with a rapidly developing practice encompassing a broad range of domestic and international tax matters. Reading law aged 17, he was a Vice Chancellor International Scholar at Cardiff University. Called to the Bar at just 21, he worked under a pre-eminent tax silk while studying.