Harrison Edmonds

Call: 2021

Tax and Duties, Business and Property

Overview

Following the successful completion of his pupillage under the supervision of David Gilchrist and Robert Darbyshire, Harrison joined the Business and Property Group in March 2024. He accepts instructions across the broad range of commercial and property work that the Group undertakes and already has experience of the following areas:

Wills and Contentious Probate
Real Property
Commercial Disputes
Business Tenancies
Residential Tenancies
Insolvency
Construction
Consumer Credit Act Claims
Tax

Harrison is a member of the Attorney General’s Junior Junior Scheme. He was recently led by Joanna Vicary in the First Tier Tax Tribunal in the case of WDL v HMRC, a VAT claim involving a claim for tax in excess of – a matter valued in excess of £8,000,000.

Before being called to the Bar and returning to Manchester, Harrison worked in London as a paralegal at Signature Litigation LLP, a specialist law firm handling major and complex commercial arbitration and litigation in the High Court.

Business and Property Group

Appointments

Attorney General’s Junior Junior Scheme

Education

BA (Hons) in History, University College, Oxford

MSt in Medieval History, University College, Oxford

GDL, City, University of London

BPTC, BPP University

Awards

Prince of Wales Scholarship (Gray’s Inn)

David Karmel Award (Gray’s Inn)

Advocacy Award (BPP University)

Excellence Award (BPP University)

Postgraduate Scholarship (City Law School)

Scholarship (University College, University of Oxford)

Exhibition (University College, University of Oxford)

Prescribed Infrormation

Harrison is a practising barrister, regulated by the Bar Standards Board (BSB). The information held by the BSB about him can be found here.

Harrison’s clerks will provide no obligation quotations for all legal services that he provides. It is most common for Harrison to undertake Court and Tribunal work for a brief fee plus refresher days, although fixed fees are available. For paperwork, Harrison most commonly charges at an hourly rate, although fixed fees are available. Christopher will typically return paperwork within 10-14 days, however professional commitments, complexity and volume of documentation can affect these approximate timescales.