Alex Spencer

Call: 2023

Alex is a barrister and a chartered tax adviser (CTA).

He obtained a double first in his undergraduate degree in Classics at Trinity Hall, Cambridge and a distinction in each of the PGDL (law conversion course) and BTC (Bar Training Course).

Before coming to the bar, he worked for six years as a tax adviser in two ‘Big 4’ accounting firms, where he developed specialist practices in indirect tax, real estate tax, and the taxation of luxury assets (yachts, aircraft and artwork).

He contributes regularly to publications including the British Tax Review, AccountingWeb and the Field Court Tax Chambers digest.

He completed his pupillage in chambers and became a tenant on 2 October 2024. He is on the Attorney General’s ‘Junior junior’ civil panel of counsel.

He accepts instructions in all areas of taxation.