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Nicholas was instructed at Court of Appeal level to represent HMRC in the successful defence of this appeal, the leading case on the applicability of the Kittel anti-abuse principle in circumstances in which transactions are indirectly connected with fraudulent tax…
Leading counsel for HMRC in the successful defence of these complex linked civil tax appeals, worth £3.3m, involving allegations of fraud.
Nicholas acted for HMRC in the successful defence of this highly complex civil tax appeal worth £28m. The hearing, which lasted 7 months, is the longest within the tribunal system. The case, which involved allegations of serious VAT fraud, was…
Successfully defending a judicial review claim concerning the Home Secretary’s policy for prioritising backlogged applications.
Instructed by the Home Secretary at Court of Appeal level in the successful defence of these two leading cases concerning corrective remedies in the context of the Home Office’s failure to comply with its legal duty to endeavour to trace…
Defending a juror prosecuted in the High Court for social media postings relating to the case he was trying. External link
Nicholas acted for the SFO in its first international corruption prosecution, a case concerning the corruption of the governor of a South East Asian central bank to secure contracts worth A$200 million for the provision of polymer banknotes. External link
Acting for HMRC in the money laundering prosecution arising from one of its largest ever investigations. Tried by a protected jury. Gave rise to 3 leading authorities relating to jury tampering, judge-only trial and the use of closed evidence in…
Nicholas Chapman advised the Financial Reporting Council concerning its investigation into the circumstances surrounding the flotation and subsequent collapse of a former AIM new company of the year, with a market capitalisation effect of around £150m.
