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Practice
Scott advises and litigates in all areas of taxation, including corporate and personal taxes, estate planning, SDLT, customs duties and VAT.
He has a substantial litigation practice, and provides advocacy services at all levels and advises widely in proposed actions, on-going litigation and settlement. He is experienced in mediation.
Scott also has extensive experience advising on all aspects of employment, pensions and employee benefits law and practice.
He advises on all commercial, tax and trust aspects of corporate and executive pensions, public sector and overseas arrangements. He regularly advises on TUPE issues for businesses and local government.
He has handled a wide range of employment and pensions disputes, before the Pensions Ombudsman, the Pensions Regulator, in the ET, EAT, civil courts (including injunctions) and on appeal. He advises on pensions, employment and benefits aspects of corporate transactions. His experience also includes advising on the implementation of international share and incentive plans.
Scott is a prominent proceeds of crime practitioner, and has acted in a number of high profile recovery matters, including taking the leading case of Jennings v Crown Prosecution Service to the HL. He has acted in criminal confiscations, cash forfeitures, and civil recovery matters and has particular experience in dealing with complex fraud, money laundering, direct and indirect tax and duties evasion, MTIC, pensions fraud and acquisitive regulatory offences.
Some cases of interest
· Elaine Bulley, HMIT v Hemmer Investments Limited [2010] (Vice Chancellor) – awaiting judgment (contracts of employment – income tax - PAYE collection and enforcement)
· Jennings v CPS [2008] 1 AC 1046 House of Lords (“benefit”)
· R v Roach [2008] EWCA Crim 2649 Court of Appeal (mortgages, secured and unsecured loans, mixed tainted and untainted funds – confiscation)
· J & R Farragher t/a Potens v Davies [2008]UKEAT/0249/08 and 0250/08 (EAT: Polkey principle and costs)
· CPS v Jennings [2006] 1 WLR 182 Court of Appeal (restraint orders – Practice Note)
· John Cowie t/a Cowie Transport v HMRC [2005] E0937 (Excise duties – fuel – vehicle seizure - international hauliers – blameworthiness – proportionality – Human Rights)
Some recent instructions
Click here for some recent matters that Scott has been instructed in.
Background
After being called to the Bar in 1996 (Diplock Scholar, Middle Temple) and on completing pupillage in Chancery/Commercial chambers, he joined Hammond Suddards (London) before moving to Clifford Chance and latterly Wedlake Bell. He joined Exchange Chambers (Manchester/Liverpool) in 2003 and Temple Tax Chambers in January 2006.
Scott is a member of the Revenue Bar Association, Association of Pensions Lawyers, Chancery Bar Association, Northern Chancery Bar Association, and Employment Lawyers Association.
Scott also practises on the Northern Circuit and is a member of Exchange Chambers (Manchester/Liverpool).
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