Tax barrister accused of evading £2million of income taxes to pay gardener

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Tax barrister accused of evading £2million of income taxes to pay gardener.

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One of the UK's leading tax barristers has been accused of evading £2million of income taxes to pay his gardener.

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Robert Venables KC, 78, is facing three charges of tax evasion for almost 10 years, Southwark Crown Court has been told.Prosecutor Julian Christopher KC said Mr Venables "paid almost £2million less tax than he should have done"."There is no doubt in this case that Mr Venables did pay less tax than he should have done," he told the jury.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say "The issue for you to determine will be whether that may have been an honest mistake, or whether he did so – as the prosecution allege – dishonestly."Mr Venables, who has denied all three charges, is alleged to have used a partnership structure to conceal his real income.The prosecutor argued Mr Venables had crafted a reputation dependent on his work representing taxpayers taking HMRC to court over tax disputes.

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He said: "In practice this was the nature of his court work – putting forward arguments as to why...

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