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The structure allegedly used by Robert Venables, KC
May 29, 2026 Analysis

The Venables prosecution

As we reported last year, Robert Venables KC is being prosecuted for tax evasion in respect of his own tax planning arrangements. This is the prosecution’s opening note. It includes details of Mr Venables’ tax arrangements, how HMRC started to investigate those arrangements in 2019, and how that became a criminal prosecution. Court blogger Mouse […]
€ Back to Barristers Robert Venables KC Barrister "Robert Venables KC is a barrister with a strong advisory practice and equally extensive litigation experience before English courts, foreign courts and the Privy Council. He is a former chair of the Revenue Bar Association and the author of numerous books on taxation. He is particularly strong on IHT planning and offshore tax issues" CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS - 2024
Oct 28, 2024 Analysis

Robert Venables, senior tax KC, is being prosecuted by HMRC for tax evasion

Robert Venables KC is the most senior barrister at Old Square Tax Chambers, one of the leading specialist tax chambers. HMRC is alleging Mr Venables evaded nine years’ tax in his personal tax returns. Tax evasion (technically “cheating the revenue”) is a criminal offence. Tax avoidance is not. The key difference is that tax evasion […]
JUSTICE 2018 Solution of Robert Venables Q.C. Specification Revised to 12 November 2018 Outline of What The Solution is Intended to Achieve in What Circumstances The Scenario and Solution in Outline The Scenario and the Problem
May 23, 2024 Investigations

The KC who sold a hopeless tax avoidance scheme without declaring a conflict of interest

Robert Venables KC has a reputation for providing tax avoidance scheme promoters with convenient opinions that their schemes work. The courts usually disagree. But on one occasion he went further – in 2018 he promoted a loan charge avoidance scheme where his client was a company called “Citadel Limited”. The scheme was promoted to desperate […]

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