Civil Litigation

 

We can offer the following service in relation to civil disputes involving Customs & Excise matters:

  • advice on any technical VAT or Duty issues
  • advice on Customs & Excise procedures and regulations
  • assistance in challenging the basis or quantum of any claim by Customs in respect of VAT or Duty against a business
  • provide an Expert’s Report in a model format approved by the Judicial Committee
  • experience in giving expert evidence at trial

Examples of Cases

 n A claim by an importer against his agent for incorrect advice on preferential customs duty rates available on imported goods.
 n Defending a claim for unpaid import duty from Customs where the importer had been provided with incorrect certificates of origin.
 n Advising solicitors acting for an insurance company in challenging the basis of claims by Customs against clients in respect of losses in transit of duty free goods.

Expert Witness Service

Criminal Prosecutions

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