CHRISTOPHER SOKOL QC
Call 1977
Queens Counsel 2006
TAX (from the Tax Tribunals to the Supreme Court)
Direct Tax
Indirect Tax
PLANNING
Appointments
Master of the Bench, Lincolns Inn
Associated Chambers
Tax Chambers, 15 Old Square, Lincolns Inn, London.
Professional Associations
Revenue Bar Association
Chancery Bar Association
Notable Cases
Cook (HMIT) v Billings (Court of Appeal) BES relief
Eagerpath v Edwards (HMIT) (Court of Appeal) extent of error and mistake claims
R v X (Crown Court) and X v Y (HMIT) (Special Commissioners) stay of tax fraud proceedings pending hearing of tax appeal, pre-trial collapse of prosecution
Fletcher (HMIT) v Thompson (High Court) combined judicial review and tax appeal regarding reliance on Revenue publications
X&Y Insurance Co Ltd v Customs & Excise (IPT, Special Commissioners, C&E collapsed pre-trial)
Customs & Excise v X appeal against assessments to VAT and excise duty arising from London City Bond (Special Commissioners, C&E collapsed pre-trial)