James O'Toole (tax lawyer)
James Andrew O'Toole (born February 1978) is an English tax lawyer whose firm Aston Court Chambers specialises in offshore tax avoidance schemes. He has described himself as a "tax alchemist".[1] He and his firm are mentioned in papers divulged in the Paradise Papers leak in 2017.
Early life[edit]
James O'Toole was born in February 1978.[2]
Career[edit]
After qualifying as a lawyer, O'Toole established Aston Court Chambers, a firm that specialises in offshore tax avoidance schemes.[3] He has described himself as a "tax alchemist".[1]
In 2016, a tax tribunal sitting at the Royal Courts of Justice in London described his firm Aston Court Chambers as one "whose attitude and operation might fairly be described as unprofessional" in a case relating to a retired businessman who transferred over £2m into a scheme that O'Toole and his firm had advised upon.[4]
O'Toole, who now lives in the Seychelles, is the investment adviser to a Mauritian company that owns his mansion in Northumberland.[1][5]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 James O'Toole: the 'tax alchemist' who can slip assets past UK taxman. Hilary Osborne, The Guardian, 6 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ↑ James O'TOOLE. Companies House. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ↑ The Paradise Papers and tax evasion. Philip Fisher, accountingweb, 7 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ↑ FIRST-TIER TRIBUNAL TAX CHAMBER GARETH CLARK Appellant - and - THE COMMISSIONERS FOR HER MAJESTY’S Respondents REVENUE & CUSTOMS. Appeal number: TC/2014/05909, 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ↑ Paradise Papers: UK millionaires 'using offshore tax avoidance schemes'. Panama Papers Reporting Team, BBC News, 10 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
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