1EC Barristers Newsletter July 2025

Welcome to the 1EC Barristers Newsletter July 2025 Edition.

New Members

We are delighted to announce that we have welcomed three new members to 1EC Barristers, Andrew Thornhill KC, Peter Mason, and Suleman Ahmed. They join us from Exchequer Chambers and bring substantial experience in tax (advice and representation), chancery, property and commercial litigation.

Andrew Thornhill KC (called 1969)

Andrew has extensive experience across the full range of tax law, with special emphasis on employee benefit trusts, employee remuneration, share schemes, inheritance tax/capital gains tax planning and litigation.

Read his full profile here.

Peter Mason

Peter Mason’s practice focuses on tax, and related property and commercial issues. He provides advice, strategies on lawful optimisation, and if needed, assistance in dispute resolution. He has taken cases to the tribunals and courts in the UK, and the Court of Justice of the EU where he achieved wins in ground- breaking cases.

Read Peter’s full profile here.

Suleman Ahmed

Suleman possesses a versatile practice in Revenue law, specialising in both indirect and direct taxes at a national and international level. He advises and represents a diverse clientele on tax-related issues, while also handling domestic and cross-border chancery and commercial litigation.

Read his full profile here.

Welcome to 1EC Barristers, Andrew, Peter and Suleman.

Seminar

Recently, our members served up a cocktail of legal updates and know-how in the areas of contract, insolvency and judgment enforcement to Francis Wilks & Jones…which was followed by very delicious cocktails in the sun around the corner from their Farringdon office. Thank you to all those who attended.

Our speakers were: Duncan Macpherson, Emma Kiver, Jonathan Miller and Meg Cochrane.

Separately, Kolarele Sonaike also delivered a very well attended seminar on ‘How to give a great speech’ to the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Fortunately, by all accounts he did indeed give a great speech!

Judicial Appointment

Please join us in congratulating Diego Soto-Miranda on his appointment as a Fee-Paid Disability Qualified Member of the First-Tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber) sitting in London.

A great achievement, Diego!

Summer Vibes

What better way to cool off through the recent heatwave than with some canapés and cool glasses of champagne at the annual Inner Temple Summer Garden Party.

We even remembered to snap a few pics.

And finally…

A few members in chambers have pets, but who does the precocious little Toto belong to?

Your choices are:

A) Akash Gohil

B) Lisa Hatch

C) Paul Diamond

D) Lydia Madjalany

E) Joseph Giret KC

Answers on a postcard please!

Until the next time…

1EC Barristers