More judicial appointments for 3PB
22nd June 2020

3PB is delighted to announce that public law barrister Matthew Wyard has been appointed as a Chair of the Valuation Tribunal for England as of 22 June 2020.
Matthew will sit in the Valuation Tribunal for England hearing appeals against decisions of the Valuation Office in respect of both council tax bandings and business rates.
To contact Matthew, please email him at [email protected] or to instruct him, email his clerk Tom Cox on [email protected].
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