Julian Ghosh Q.C.

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Areas of interest
Commercial
Employment
Tax & Pensions
Trusts & Succession

Year of Call
1999

Year of Silk
2010

Summary of Practice

Julian advises on all areas of tax.  He is well known for his corporate tax work and for dealing with European taxation issues with particular experience in loan relationships and finance tax legislation.

Cases, trials, inquiries

  1. Hicks v Davis (High Court)
  2. Cadbury Schweppes Plc v IRC (ECJ)
  3. Mellham Limited v Burton (House of Lords)
  4. Isle of Wight v HMRC (High Court : referred to the ECJ)
  5. Morton Hotels Limited v HMRC (VAT Tribunal)
  6. Scottish Equitable v HMRC (VAT Tribunal : referred to the ECJ)
  7. HBOS Plc v HMRC (VAT Tribunal)
  8. RBS Deutschland v HMRC (VAT Tribunal)
  9. J D Wetherspoon v HMRC (Special Commissioners)
  10. Prudential v HMRC (Special Commissioners)
  11. Boporan & Boporan v HMRC (High Court)
  12. Barclays Bank Plc v HMRC (VAT Tribunal)

Publications

Author (with I L Johnson) The Taxation of Loan Relationships and Derivatives Financial Investments and Foreign Exchange, (Butterworths)
Author of Principles of the Internal Market and Direct Taxation (2007, Key Haven)

Appointments

Visiting Professor at the International Tax Centre, University of Leiden
Deputy Special Commissioner