Rebecca Murray has an enviable tax litigation and advisory practice in Private Client, Corporate Tax and VAT, as well as substantial experience of judicial review in tax and immigration, acting for the Secretary of State for the Home department on the Attorney General’s Panel in over 100 immigration cases. Rebecca has appeared in the Court of Appeal, High Court (Administrative division), Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber), Upper Tribunal (Asylum and Immigration Chamber), Upper Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber), First Tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber), First Tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber) and County Court, on a vast range of direct and indirect tax issues.
Expertise
Rebecca started her tax career in 2001 advising owner managed businesses on a range of technical issues and subsequently wrote a book on corporation tax in 07/08 whilst working in the tax department of JP Morgan, where she expanded her corporation tax knowledge and experience of issues large corporates face.
Rebecca has represented and advised Corporate employers and High Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs) on a range of employment tax issues.
Rebecca has represented and advised Private Equity funds and High Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs) on a range of issues relating to income tax and capital gains tax
Rebecca has provided advice and representation to pension administrators on the provisions of Finance Act 2004 and the pension regulations in relation to payments to and from pensions and the tax implications of actions by the trustees and administrators.
Rebecca has advised small and large companies, businesses and charities on a range of VAT issues relating to apportionment, acquisition of capital assets, whether goods are standard or zero rated, partial exemption methods, intra-group supplies, fixed establishments, place of supply, the application of anti-avoidance rules and the principle of Abuse.
Rebecca acts mainly for the Government in tax avoidance litigation and has also appeared for the taxpayer in judicial review challenging accelerated payment notices. Where requested, she advises on the merits of a case and whether a settlement offer should be made or accepted.
Rebecca has appeared in well over 100 judicial review cases on a huge range of issues, in immigration and human rights, as well as challenges to accelerated payment notices, such as Rowe and Walapu. She has acted for the Secretary of State for the Home department on the Attorney General’s C Panel, mainly in the UT.