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Michael studied tax law at Nottingham and then on the BCL at Oxford, before being called to the Bar in 2006. He has won a number of academic prizes, including for tax law, and was awarded Hardwicke, Denning and Megarry Scholarships by Lincoln’s Inn. At Bar School he came top of his year, winning the Taylor and Buchanan Prizes.
Before coming to Gray’s Inn Tax Chambers, first as a pupil and then as a tenant, Michael gained invaluable experience of commercial and chancery litigation as a pupil in a leading set. As a result he is very happy to deal with any revenue matter with a commercial or chancery flavour, and has a particular interest in insolvency-related tax work. In addition to this, he has recently spent time working closely with the corporate tax department of a City solicitors’ firm, giving him a first-hand insight into transactional work.
Michael aims to develop a broad litigation and advisory practice across the spectrum of Chambers’ practice. Recent work has included:
- Income tax/NICs - advising and representing a taxpayer in enforcement proceedings;
- Corporation Tax - advising on tax issues in administration;
- VAT - advising in respect of cross-border acquisition of goods;
- SDLT - advising on group relief in the context of a residential development;
- IHT - drafting a deed of variation incorporating bespoke discretionary trusts;
- CGT - advising on the private residence relief and flip-flop trusts.
Outside of work he is keen on most sports, (nowadays mainly as a spectator), but is especially passionate about rugby. He also enjoys hill-walking, puzzles and crosswords.
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