Christopher McNall

Attorney General’s Civil Regional A Panel – 2010 – date

Junior Counsel to the Welsh Government (Public Law) 2012 – date

Deputy District Judge (Civil and Chancery) 2013 – date

Panel Chairperson of the Residential Property Tribunal (Wales) 2013 – date

Fee-Paid Judge of the First Tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber) 2015 – date

Examiner of the Court 2017 (Five year term)

Fee-Paid Chairperson of the Agricultural Lands Tribunal (Wales) 2018 – date (Deputy 2014-2018)

Fee-Paid Judge of the First Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) 2018 – date

 

Languages

Polish (conversational), Hungarian (functional); Welsh (functional)

Agriculture

Christopher is regularly instructed in agricultural disputes of all kinds, both before the Courts, the Agricultural Lands Tribunal, and in arbitrations. These include disputes about tenancies and partnership dissolutions (especially family farming partnerships).

Christopher is also a Fellow of the Agricultural Law Association, and gives regular professional development seminars nationwide on agricultural law. He is the Consultant Editor of the ‘Agricultural Lands’ chapter of Halsbury’s Laws of England, and a regular contributor of ‘A View from the Bar’ to Practical Law, as well as to the Bulletin of the Agricultural Lands Association.

Tax

Christopher has advised and represented taxpayers and HMRC before the First-Tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber) and the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber).

As a part-time Judge of the Tax Chamber, he has a good understanding of HMRC decision-making and procedures, and how to best prepare for, and present, an appeal before the Tribunal. Christopher has dealt with many disputes in relation to all taxes, including income tax, corporation tax, inheritance tax and VAT, as well as excise duties and assessments. Christopher’s judgments are publicly available on bailii.org

Wills and Contentious Probate

Christopher will advise and act, both for beneficiaries and executors, in claims across the whole range of disputed wills (including disputes as to testamentary capacity and undue influence,) and claims (for both claimants and defendants) under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependents) Act 1975.

Chancery

Christopher advises and acts in the range of matters which belong in the Business and Property Court, and especially disputes involving rights of way and boundaries, tenancies, mortgages, professional negligence (especially solicitors), fraud, and breach of fiduciary duties.

Mediation

Christopher accepts instructions to act as a mediator. He is an accredited mediator (Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution) and an associate member of the Association of Northern Mediators. He has considerable experience of representing clients in mediations.

Examiner of the Court

Christopher was appointed as an Examiner of the Court by the Lord Chancellor in October 2017. The term of the appointment is 5 years.