Owain Thomas QC and Paul Reynolds have successfully represented HMRC in the Court of Appeal - Jun 2022
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Selected Cases
- Build a Bear v HMRC [2022] EWCA Civ 825: Court of Appeal – Represented the Respondent (led by Owain Thomas QC) in this customs case concerning the correct customs classification of various children’s accessories. This case raised points of general application relating to the interaction of Chapter Notes with the text of headings and subheadings.
- Ampleaward v HMRC –[2021] EWCA Civ 1549, [2022] STC 2260: Court of Appeal – Represented the Respondent in this complex case relating to excise duty of goods in bonded warehouses moving between member states, and in particular whether they were taxable in the member state
- SKY CP Ltd v HMRC (2022): Representing HMRC in this customs classification case relating to the classification of SKY set top boxes.
- Sofology v HMRC (2022): Representing the Respondent in this case regarding the VAT treatment of advertising services relating to Google pay-per-click advertising, and in particular whether they fell within the insurance exemption.
Natasha Barnes appears as lead counsel in Court of Appeal - Jun 2021
Natasha Barnes, leading Paul Reynolds, appeared in a multi-million-pound test case concerning the lawfulness of the ‘fall back’ provisions, relating to cross-border trade. The Court of Appeal...
Paul Reynolds represents successful company in Transport Secretary’s Public Inquiry - May 2021
The Secretary of State for Transport has announced he has approved the statutory application made by the Bournemouth-Swanage Motor Road and Ferry Company to increase its fares, following Paul...
Owain Thomas QC and Paul Reynolds successfully resist VAT appeal by Build-a-Bear - Apr 2021
The Upper Tribunal (Mrs Justice Smith v UT Judge Greenbank) has dismissed a classification appeal brought by Build-a-Bear concerning HMRC’s charging of customs duty and import VAT on product...
£37 million awarded to young boy left brain damaged at birth - Jul 2020
In what is thought to be among the largest clinical negligence claims against the NHS, a young boy has been awarded £37 million in compensation. A delay in arranging an emergency caesarean because...
Congratulations to David Manknell, Suzanne Lambert, Alasdair Henderson, Natasha Barnes and Paul Reynolds on their appointments to Attorney General’s Panel of Counsel - Jul 2019
We are proud to announce that David Manknell has been re-appointed to the Attorney General’s A Panel of Counsel, Suzanne Lambert, Natasha Barnes and Alasdair Henderson have been appointed to the...
Paul Reynolds represents taxpayer in High Court - Nov 2018
Paul Reynolds has appeared in the High Court as sole counsel for the taxpayer in an important tax case in which the Court will rule upon the correct test for determining when a dwelling's council...
Paul Reynolds successfully represents family at inquest into death of a patient - Oct 2018
Paul Reynolds has successfully represented the family of a patient who died at Prospect Park Hospital, as a result of choking on food. The patient, Anne Roberts, had been detained for her own safety...
Lizanne Gumbel QC and Paul Reynolds featured in The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases of 2018 - Feb 2018
The civil proceedings for sexual assault brought against Harvey Weinstein and his UK and US companies have been named as one of the Lawyer’s top 20 cases of 2018. Lizanne Gumbel QC and Paul Reynolds...
Unlawful Killing – Hillsborough Inquest Handed Down - Apr 2016
The 96 inquests into the Hillsborough Stadium Disaster concluded on 26th April 2016. Christina Lambert QC was appointed by the Coroner, Sir John Goldring, in March 2013 to lead the Coroner's team of 7...
Christina Lambert QC Lead Counsel to the new Hillsborough Inquests with Matthew Hill and Paul Reynolds as Junior Counsel - Mar 2014
Christina Lambert QC is acting as Lead Counsel to the new Hillsborough Inquests, with a team of Junior Counsel including Matthew Hill and Paul Reynolds. The original inquests into the tragedy in...
Paul Reynolds represents the family in an inquest into a death following the failure of a paramedic to treat correctly - Nov 2013
