Abstract
I investigate the success of litigants in tax cases in England and Wales between 1996 and 2010. I explore the effect upon success of having better-ranked legal representation, according to rankings of barristers published by Chambers. I find that, for a variety of model specifications, there is no significant positive effect of having better-ranked legal representation. After conducting a sensitivity analysis, I conclude that better-ranked legal representation might have a positive effect on litigation outcomes, but only if better-ranked lawyers receive cases that are substantially more difficult to win. However, if better-ranked lawyers receive substantially more difficult cases, this suggests consumers of legal representation are sophisticated enough to dispense with legal rankings.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 185-205 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | International Journal of the Legal Profession |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 17 Mar 2016 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2016 |