Jonathan Schwarz

Barrister at TEMPLE TAX CHAMBERS

Jonathan Schwarz is an English and Irish Barrister at Temple Tax Chambers, as well as a member of the Alberta Bar and a South African Advocate. His practice focuses on international tax disputes as counsel and as an expert and advises on solving cross-border tax problems.

He is a visiting Professor at the Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London where he is Programme Director of the LLM (International Tax Law).

He is the author of Schwarz on Tax Treaties and Schwarz: Residence and UK Taxation among other publications. In Chambers Guide he is commended for his ‘encyclopaedic knowledge of double tax treaties’ and described as “clearly amongst the best international tax barristers”. In Who's Who Legal UK Bar he is lauded for his “brilliant” handling of cross-border tax problems.

Recent cases in which he has appeared include: Oracle Corporation Australia Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation [2025] FCA 145 - first case on the MLI and the relationship between domestic remedies and MAP/arbitration; 59TACD2024 - The first Irish transfer pricing appeal; Skatteforvaltningen (Danish Customs and Tax Administration) v Solo Capital Partners LLP [2023] UKSC 40- Revenue Rule principle that courts of one country do not enforce foreign tax laws. See more at www.taxbarristers.com