Tax Cases Update

Ximena was called to the Bar in 2004, successfully completed a pupillage in a prestigious public law set of Chambers and started practising tax law in 2007.

Ximena accepts instructions in all areas of Chambers expertise from Solicitors, Accountants, Tax Advisers and other professionals under Licensed Access.

Ximena is qualified to take direct instructions from members of the public and intermediaries under the Public Access Scheme in appropriate cases.

Since joining Chambers, Ximena has taken a keen interest in all aspects of tax law with a focus on litigation and alternative dispute resolution. Ximena has represented taxpayers in direct and indirect tax appeals in the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal as well as Judicial Review proceedings and appeals to the Higher Courts. Ximena was also appointed and appeared as a First-tier Tribunal Advocate (Amicus Curiae) in a test case about the nature and effect of a P800 form and the Tribunal’s jurisdiction to hear public law arguments.

Ximena has been instructed several times by the Chartered Institute of Taxation, the Association of Taxation Technicians and the joint professional bodies’ working party to advise on the draft guidance on “Professional Conduct in relation to Taxation” and the “Professional Rules and Practice Guidelines” amongst others. In addition to insight on professional conduct matters, Ximena also has expertise on all areas of professional negligence (Accountants, tax advisers, solicitors etc.) with emphasis on limitation, date of knowledge, causation and mitigation issues.