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Curriculum Vitae
Summary
All specialist areas
Commercial Litigation
EU Law and Public Procurement
VAT, Duties and Indirect Taxation
Additional Information

Mario Angiolini

First Class Honours, LLB (Business Law), London Guildhall University
Call date: 2000

Summary

Mario is an experienced litigator and advisor with particular expertise in all aspects of indirect taxation, European law and public procurement law as well as commercial law disputes.

He is a member of the Attorney General's B Panel with significant public law and judicial review experience.

Major cases

Before the ECJ:

  • C-472/08 Alstom Power Hydro (pending)
  • Case C-483/08 La Regie Comunale Autonome du Stade Luc Varenne (pending)
  • Case C-38/08 RCI v HMRC (pending)
  • Case C-517/07 Afton Chemicals v HMRC
  • Case C-302/07 JD Wetherspoons v HMRC
  • Case C-363/05 JP Morgan Fleming Claverhouse Investment Trust plc v Revenue and Customs Comrs [2003] 3 CMLR 849
  • Case C-255/02 Halifax v Commissioners of Customs and Excise [2006] STC 919; Case C-419/02 BUPA v Commissioners of Customs and Excise [2006] STC 967; Case C-223/03 University of Huddersfield v Commissioners [2006] STC 980 
  • Case C-245/04, EMAG v Finanslandeskirektion [2007] STC 1461
  • Case C-452/03 RAL v Commissioners of Customs and Excise [2005] STC 1025

Before UK Courts:

  • Umbro v HMRC [2009] EWHC 438 (Ch)
  • EB Central Services/Excess Baggage v HMRC [2008] STC 2209
  • HMRC v Premier Foods (Holdings) Ltd [2008] STC 176
  • R (on the application of Just Fabulous, Evolution and Brayfal) v HMRC [2007] EWHC 521 (admin)
  • Mobile Export 365 and Shelford IT Ltd -v- HM Revenue and Customs [2006] EWHC 2828, (further hearing now pending)
  • Megantic Services Ltd v Commissioners [2006] EWHC 3232 (Admin)
  • Templeton (Inspector of Taxes) v Transform Shop Office and Bar Fitters Ltd [2006] STC 900
  • R v CCE, ex parte Teleos and others [2005] STC
  • Debenhams v Commissioners of Customs and Excise [2004] STC 1132

Recent cases before the VAT & Duties Tribunal:

  • Umbro International Ltd [Customs Decision C252]
  • FFG Hillebrand [Customs Decision C242]
  • CJ Anderson [VAT Decision 20255]
  • Cellular Solutions (T.Wells) Limited [VAT Decision 19903]
  • Buyagift Ltd [VAT Decision 19856]
  • Morpheus 2002 Ltd [VAT Decision 19854]
  • Buyco Limited and Sellco Ltd [VAT Decision 19752]
  • Dollond & Aitchinson v CCE [VAT Decision 18469]
  • Net Europe [Customs Decision C234]
  • Lumin8 [Customs Decision C220]