Timothy Lyons Q.C.

Timothy Lyons practises in both direct and indirect tax and duties.

On the direct tax side he is instructed in a wide range of matters, particularly for private clients with international interests,

He is the general editor of Sweet & Maxwell's European Cross-Border Estate Planning assisted by an editorial board consisting of Richard Frimston (Russell-Cooke) Filippo Noseda (Withers) and Beatrice Puotti-ffiske (Burges-Salmon). He is joint editor of the IBFD's International Guide to the Taxation of Trusts.

On the indirect tax side he deals with VAT and other duties, including customs duty and anti-dumping duty. Cases of note include: Man in Black concerned with cross-border excise duty and BUPA, one of the well-known ECJ VAT cases concerned with abuse of right. He is currently instructed, amongst other things, in an appeal concerning the validity of an EC regulation imposing anti-dumping duty.

His book EC Customs Law (OUP; 2008, 2nd ed) is recognised as a leading publication in the field. He is a contributor to Value Added Tax: Commentary & Analysis (Sweet & Maxwell) August 2009.

Clients include governments and administrations as well as taxpayers. He is a member of the European Commission's expert group established as part of the review of the Savings Directive and is well-known for his work in the field of EU law and taxation.

Other activities include: Assistant Editor-European Law of the British Tax Review; Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics and member of the Faculty at the Leiden International Tax Centre. Memberships include: the Bar European Group and the International Fiscal Association.

THe is a full time member of Tax Chambers in London and an associate tenant at Zenith Chambers in Leeds.

For regular updates please visit Timothy's website at:
www.lyonsqc.co.uk