Joanna Vicary, ranked Band 1 Leading Junior for Tax in Chambers and Partners UK Bar 2026

Joanna Vicary, ranked Band 1 for Tax in Chambers & Partners 2026, is widely recognised as one of the leading juniors on the Northern Circuit for tax and commercial litigation. A member of the Attorney General’s ‘A’ Panel of Counsel, she acts for HMRC, companies, and individuals across the full spectrum of direct and indirect taxation, including VAT, duties, IR35, and tax fraud disputes.

Joanna is recognised as one of the leading tax barristers on the Northern Circuit, acting for HMRC, companies, and individuals across direct and indirect taxation, duties, and tax fraud disputes. Her ranking reflects her exceptional intellect, tactical precision, and persuasive advocacy in some of the most complex and high-value tax cases across the UK.

Joanna regularly appears in the First-tier and Upper Tribural the Court of Appeal, and beyond, with a track record in multi-million-pound cases such as Greenspace (UK) Ltd v HMRC [2023] and Northside Fleet Ltd v HMRC [2022].

Known for her exceptional intellect, tactical precision, and persuasive advocacy, she is praised in the directories as “immensely bright,” “tenacious,” and

“charming with judges while never shying away from difficult arguments.”