VAT and Duties Tribunals

tribunals which hear appeals against decisions relating to VALUE ADDED TAX, CUSTOMS DUTIES, EXCISE duties, landfill tax, insurance premium tax, aggregates levy and climate change levy. Each tribunal consists of a legally qualified chairman who may be accompanied by one or two lay members with a special expertise relevant to that hearing.

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After being called to the Bar, Giles practiced for 6 years at the Solicitor s Office for HM Customs and Excise where he undertook complex prosecution work and latterly civil VAT and customs duty litigation, including many appearances before the VAT and Duties Tribunals. Giles then joined Garretts, the law firm associated with Andersen, before transitioning to Andersen and then Deloitte in 2002, where he became a Director in 2006.

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"The new rules on VAT and Duties tribunals are a result of the merger between the Inland Revenue and HM Customs, which seeks to establish a common system for direct and indirect taxation tribunals.