Jonathan Schwarz BA, LLB (Witwatersrand), LLM (UC Berkeley), FTII is an English Barrister at Temple Tax Chambers in London and is also a Canadian Barrister, a South African Advocate and an Irish Barrister.

His practice focuses on international tax disputes as counsel and as an expert and advises on solving cross-border tax problems. In the Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession he has been 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 has been lauded for his “brilliant” handling of cross-border tax problems” and identified as "The double tax guru" with “extraordinary depth of knowledge and experience when it comes to tax treaty issues, and is a creative thinker and a clear and meticulous writer."

He is registered to be a barrister in England and Wales, Ireland and registered to be a barrister and solicitor in Alberta, Canada. He is also a registered to be an advocate in South Africa. Jonathan is also a Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Taxation. 

Find out more about Jonathan on his website. 

Research interests 

• Tax treaties
• Transfer pricing
• EU tax law
• International tax dispute resolution

Teaching interests 

• International Tax Law
• Transfer Pricing
• EU Tax Law

Selected publications 

• Schwarz on Tax Treaties 6th Ed (Wolters Kluwer 2022)
• Booth and Schwarz: Residence, Domicile and UK Taxation 21st Ed (Bloomsbury Professional 2023)
• Scope of Arbitration under the OECD and UN Model Provisions, In Dispute Resolution under Tax Treaties and Beyond, (Chapter 10), Maisto, G ed, 2023 IBFD.
• MAP and Arbitration for Financial Transactions under the Current Treaty Framework: OECD and UN Perspective, in Applying the Arm’s Length Principle to Intra-Group Financial Transactions, Danon, R et al eds, 2023 Wolters Kluwer.
• Current Issues in the Use of OECD and UN Commentaries in Tax Treaty Interpretation, in Building Global International Tax Law (Chapter 2), P Pistone ed, 2022 IBFD.