How did you end up in tax?
Via a law degree and accountancy where I trained partly in tax.
Who in tax do you most admire?
Nigel Lawson. He tried to simplify the tax system and resisted pressures to over-refine it.
What piece of professional advice would you give to someone entering the profession?
Litigation is always uncertain – tax avoidance appeals even more so. Ensure you enjoy what you do and you will be good at it too.
Is there a recent tax case of major significance that has not received the attention it deserves?
Gray’s Timber – apparently the Revenue can resile from their published statements when it suits them.
If you could influence tax policy what would you recommend?
Confront in a public and honest way the tradeoffs between complexity tax avoidance evasion the rule of law and inequality of arms...
