EU Law

“Brilliant written and oral submissions…Is always fully engaged with a case, no matter how big or small the issue is" Legal 500 2023 “An excellent barrister who is really on the ball” Chambers and Partners 2022 “Simply masterful in court…has the abi... Read more  

Timothy Lyons QC is to speak at The VIA Seminar - "Brexit: Trade, Customs and Tax – What do we know now?" on Thursday 20th September 2018 at the Dutch Brussels Bar, Brussels.In this seminar Timothy will take three elements of the Brexit negotiations ... Read more  

The CJEU in Hornbach-Baumarkt (Case C-382/16) considers the principle of proportionality in cases where the taxpayer's arrangements are not on arm's length terms, but there is nonetheless a commercial reason for making them. The CJEU's judgment is th... Read more  

To register for the event please click here – All welcomeAbout the Author -  Timothy Lyons QC, 39 Essex Chambers, is well known for his work on EU customs, trade, WTO and tax matters.  His clients include governments, multinational companies and priv... Read more  

Kelly Stricklin-Coutinho has commented on The Times' article on "Trade war fears: Trump's legal case for tariffs lack steel", which was published on the 7th June 2018."One week into Donald Trump's imposition of tariffs on aluminium and steel and it i... Read more  

Kelly Stricklin-Coutinho is to speak at the Knect365 Comp Law State Aid 2018 Conference, which will be held in Brussels, Belgium on Thursday 5th July 2018.Kelly will participate in a panel session on Brexit: What is the Future of State Aid in the UK?... Read more  

Kelly Stricklin-Coutinho is to speak at the ITR Leading Women in Tax Forum 2018, which will be held on 28th June 2018 at the America Square Conference Centre, London.Kelly will participate on a panel session on "Brexit: The post-Brexit tax system" wh... Read more  

Prof. Andrea Biondi and Kelly Stricklin-Coutinho are to speak at the XXVIII FIDE Congress in Lisbon from 23 - 26 May 2018.Andrea and Kelly will be participating in a working group session on 'Taxation, State aid and distortions of competition'. ... Read more  

Date: Wednesday 21st February 2018 Timings: 5.45pm (registration) 6:00pm - 7:00pm (seminar) Refreshments will be served after the event Venue: 81 Chancery Lane London WC2A 1DD Chair: Sir John Laws Speakers: Paul Craig QC (Hon.) FBA - Professor of Eng... Read more  

Timothy Lyons QC has had a letter published to the editor of the Financial Times on the EU/UK trade agreement.The letter titled "Aiming at divergence will make negotiations difficult" can be read by clicking here *- you can then scroll down to find T... Read more