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Eamon McNicholas Barrister, Tax Specialist, Accountant Westwood Chambers07803 92 9997 HomeAbout EamonBlogResourcesContact Eamon Contact Eamon Having recently set up his own Chambers, following many years at The Temple in London, Eamon divides his time efficiently between London and Westwood Chambers. Eamon takes Direct Access clients, which means you may not necessarily need a solicitor (depending on the nature of the case) to instruct Eamon. This is a highly cost effective option for many clients. If you do not have a solicitor but require one, Eamon may be able to help you find one. Please contact Eamon, in the first instance, at Westwood Chambers. Eamon McNicholas Westwood Chambers Ambleside Cottage Windermere Road Thundersley Essex SS7 3JF Mobile: 07803 92 9997 Email: Eamon@EamonMcNicholas.com HomeAbout EamonBlogResourcesContact Eamon Copyright © All Rights Reserved EamonMcNicholas.com As a practising barrister Eamon is bound by the Bar Council Code of Conduct and he conforms to their standard terms of engagement. You can read these in full at the Bar Council’s website. In accordance with recent developments, Eamon is qualified to take instructions directly from the public if necessary although it is often effective to have a professional VAT advisor handling the day to day elements of a case. Eamon can discuss this with you. General Disclaimer: The information, views, opinions, text and case summaries on this website are copyright of Eamon McNicholas and are not to be relied upon or used as legal advice in any way. © All details and photographs on this website are subject to copyright and may not be reproduced.

Eamon McNicholas Barrister, Tax Specialist, Accountant Westwood Chambers07803 92 9997 HomeAbout EamonBlogResourcesContact Eamon About Eamon Who is Eamon? Eamon McNicholas B.A.,Dipl Law, CIOT, was called to the Bar in 1994 and with over 20 years' experience as a Barrister at Middle Temple, London, specialising in Tax, practicing in litigation and advisory work for VAT, duties, accounting and finance related cases, direct taxes (corporate and personal) with related European Community and Human Rights aspects. He is particularly experienced and has had great success with VAT and duties tribunals in both assessment and evasion cases and he also specialises in European law based indirect or transition taxes. He has been a member of the Attorney General's Panel for a large part of his career, often appearing for and advising HM Revenue and Customs, and so has extensive experience on both sides of the fence! A Successful Litigator as well as an Advisor In addition to civil litigation, Eamon is a very experienced and successful tax litigator appearing regularly before the High Court, the Court of Appeal, where he has had quite some success, and VAT & Duties Tribunals. He has expertly managed a broad range of Tribunal cases from short applications to highly complex cases. As well as appearing often for HMRC he has successfully represented a wide range of private clients and business against HMRC. For outline details to give you a feel for one or two of Eamon’s cases click here. A sample of Eamon's array of reported cases include:● G-Con, HCrt● Fengate Developments, CA● Pegasus Birds No.2, CA● Pegasus Birds No.1, CA● Stuttard, HCrt● McNicholas Construction, HCrt● Maharani Restaurant, Hcrt How Eamon can help you As well as providing written advice, tax planning and civil litigation, here are a few case outlines to give a feel of what Eamon can do to help you: Restaurants / Traders Eamon successfully defended a restaurant against an inflated tax demand by HMRC. By using the traders records, including videos, he was skilfully able to show that the observations the tax authorities relied on were overstated and incorrect. Fighting for Tax ExemptionsA professional client provided services which are exempt from VAT. Regardless HMRC tried to impose tax but Eamon managed to show that the correct position was that no tax was due and HMRC withdrew. Construction Industry In a construction industry tax deduction scheme, which was appealed at High Court, Eamon’s detailed knowledge of tax law enabled him to successfully argue for his client on specific interpretations under the scheme and legitimately saved them a large amount of tax. Importation of Goods In a dispute about an assessment of customs duty for the import of a large quantity of certain goods Eamon successfully argued for the correct interpretation for his client Tax on Land A business sold some land which HMRC demanded VAT on claiming it was covered by an option to tax (or election to waive exemption). Eamon examined the transaction and showed that actually tax was not due so that the VAT assessment was withdrawn. HomeAbout EamonBlogResourcesContact Eamon Copyright © All Rights Reserved EamonMcNicholas.com As a practising barrister Eamon is bound by the Bar Council Code of Conduct and he conforms to their standard terms of engagement. You can read these in full at the Bar Council’s website. In accordance with recent developments, Eamon is qualified to take instructions directly from the public if necessary although it is often effective to have a professional VAT advisor handling the day to day elements of a case. Eamon can discuss this with you. General Disclaimer: The information, views, opinions, text and case summaries on this website are copyright of Eamon McNicholas and are not to be relied upon or used as legal advice in any way. © All details and photographs on this website are subject to copyright and may not be reproduced.

Eamon McNicholas Barrister, Tax Specialist, Accountant Westwood Chambers07803 92 9997 HomeAbout EamonBlogResourcesContact Eamon Eamon McNicholasBarrister, Tax Specialist, Accountant Eamon McNicholas is a highly experienced tax barrister and an accountant representing clients throughout London, the UK and Ireland.Eamon specialises in tax law, especially indirect tax, VAT and Duties Tribunals, environmental taxes, tax & human rights issues and tax & accounting with civil litigation.Eamon has successfully advised and represented accountants in disputes and complaints.His attention to detail and his ability to quickly grasp and recall vast amounts of detail and to cut through complicated tax law is highly regarded.His extensive expertise includes advisory work, litigation and tax planning as well as lectures, committee work, regular publication of articles, television and radio interviews. Direct Access Eamon is licensed to take direct access instructions from the general public which can give you access to high quality and detailed legal advice without paying unnecessary overheads. Boats and Taxation Eamon has extensive specialist experience of, and success with, tax and VAT on boats. Tax and Human Rights Eamon's work in Human Rights includes various publications and lectures. At IIT VAT Conferences he has spoken on Tax and Human Rights where he covered. Accountant Representation and Defence Eamon has successfully advised and defended qualified accountants with issues relating to disputes, disciplinary tribunals and appeals procedures, including unfair professional dismissals. Free Resources A selection of videos and free downloads provided by Eamon are available. International Trade with the UK For goods or services moving into or out of the UK the tax regime can be extremely complex. Disputes with the UK tax authority, HMRC, can come up sometimes years after the event and any additional tax assessed can be very considerable. Eamon can give written advice to help prevent tax disputes arising or advise and represent you if you already have a dispute in progress. Military History and Tactics in Law and Business Eamon says: "Military history and tactics is an area of special interest for me and has been since I studied history at university. "I have also found over the years that an understanding of military tactics and reasoning translates very well into the whole area of law and litigation and, indeed, into the wider spectrum of business and city life. "I occasionally meet with a small group, on an unofficial basis, to discuss and analyse tactics and strategy of specific battles and to look at how this can be used today in law and business. "I have occasionally been asked to share this and so, from time to time, I will publish here some battle analysis and lessons you can learn to carry to your own area of business. "If you are interested in military strategy and tactics and would like to join the discussion / meetings or have a favourite battle tactic of your own, please email me." HomeAbout EamonBlogResourcesContact Eamon Copyright © All Rights Reserved EamonMcNicholas.com As a practising barrister Eamon is bound by the Bar Council Code of Conduct and he conforms to their standard terms of engagement. You can read these in full at the Bar Council’s website. In accordance with recent developments, Eamon is qualified to take instructions directly from the public if necessary although it is often effective to have a professional VAT advisor handling the day to day elements of a case. Eamon can discuss this with you. General Disclaimer: The information, views, opinions, text and case summaries on this website are copyright of Eamon McNicholas and are not to be relied upon or used as legal advice in any way. © All details and photographs on this website are subject to copyright and may not be reproduced.