Isabel McArdle practises in tax, healthcare law (including clinical negligence, cross-over public law matters, personal injury and inquests) and public law (including judicial reviews in the tax field, human rights and public inquiries). She is recommended in the Legal 500 2022 Guide as “thorough, utterly dependable, conscientious and compassionate – a delight to work with.”

Isabel has a breadth of experience acting in tax, rating and duties matters for taxpayers and HMRC. She regularly appears against silks. Her forensic advocacy skills have been deployed in a wide range of cases including VAT abuse of rights in VAT, domestic and non-domestic rating and tax judicial reviews.

Isabel’s healthcare and public law work is extensive, including complex inquests raising multiple Article 2 ECHR issues, clinical negligence trials and public inquiries.

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“Isabel has excellent cross-examination skills and very strong written advocacy. She is also very personable and down to earth, which judges and clients like.”

Legal 500 2022

“Thorough, utterly dependable, conscientious and compassionate – a delight to work with.”

Legal 500 2022

‘Isabel is exceptionally thorough and diligent. She has excellent forensic cross-examination skills. She is always very well-prepared and argues her points robustly and fairly.’

Legal 500 2021

Appointments

  • Attorney General’s B Panel of Civil Counsel (2020 – present)

Awards

  • Hardwicke Scholarship, Lincoln’s Inn (2007)
  • Lord Denning Scholarship, Lincoln’s Inn (2007)

Education

  • BA (Hons) in Jurisprudence, Brasenose College, University of Oxford (2007)

Memberships

  • CALBA
  • PIBA
  • RBA
  • VAT Practitioners Group

Publications

  • Contributor to the 1COR Quarterly Medical Law Review (QMLR)
  • Law Pod UK, Episode 23, 93 & 143.

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