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One minute with ... Melanie Hall, QC

Melanie Hall, QC, Barrister, Monckton Chambers

How did you get into tax?

About 20 years ago my clerk called me to say that I was in court the next day doing a tax case. I said to him ‘I don’t do tax’ and he said ‘You do now’. And if truth be told my first tax case won itself but I was hooked from that moment on.

Who in tax do you most admire?

I admire many people in tax but presently I have a huge amount of admiration for Christopher Vajda QC. At the top of his profession after a brilliant career at the Bar he has been appointed as the UK Judge to the CJEU which is a huge honour. I admire his willingness to leave the profession when...

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