Timothy Lyons, QC, is a specialist in UK and EU tax law. He practises in both direct and indirect tax, representing taxpayers and occasionally advising governments, on matters that have ranged from estate planning and the taxation of trusts, to VAT, anti-dumping duty and WTO law.

"...one of the foremost EC customs and tax law litigators." GTCJ [2009] Vol 4, p409.

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.

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

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.

Timothy Lyons QC (2003), PhD (London), CTA (Fellow), Barrister of Inner Temple, Lincoln's Inn and Kings Inns, Dublin. is an Associate Tenant at Zenith Chambers, and a member of St James's Chambers in Manchester. 

References to a selection from amongst a wide range of matters including reported cases involving direct and indirect tax, as well as EU law, are available on Timothy Lyons' website www.lyonsqc.co.uk.

 On the direct tax side, 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, 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.

He is also Assistant Editor-European Law of the British Tax Review.

Timothy Lyons is a frequent public speaker, described as "compelling in both delivery and substance".

Up-to-date details are available on his website www.lyonsqc.co.uk.

Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics and member of the Faculty at the Leiden International Tax Centre.

Memberships include: VAT Practioners Group, Customs Practitioners Group, Committee of the Cross-Border Group of STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners), Revenue Bar Association, Chancery Bar Association, the Bar European Group and the International Fiscal Association.

LLB (Hons) Bristol University PHd

LLM London

Timothy is interested in chamber music and collecting antiquarian maps

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