Dr Alexis Brassey

Hughes Hall

• Affiliated Lecturer
• Visiting Fellow, Centre for Tax Law

Contact

• anb41@cam.ac.uk

About

Alexis Brassey is an Affiliated Lecturer in the Faculty of Law at the University of Cambridge and a Visiting Fellow of the Centre for Tax Law. His research interests include tax law and policy, public finance, constitutional law, political philosophy and fixed-income markets. He previously convened the Tax Law and Policy Seminar paper within the Law Tripos and continues to undertake undergraduate admissions interviews for Christ’s College.

Alongside his academic work, Alexis is Executive Director of the Waltham Forest Friendly Society, Chairman of Cranborne Technology and a Director of Sidgwick AI. Previously, he was Managing Partner of Cavendish Legal Group, following senior roles in investment banking at BZW, Lehman Brothers, Citibank, Sakura Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation.

Research

Research interests

• Public Finance
• Political Philosophy
• Constitutional Law
• Fixed-Income Markets
• Tax Policy
• Tax Law
• Rule of Law
• Jurisprudence

Publications

Selected publications

Translating Tax Policy Into Law: Legislation and Beyond Book 1 April 2027 Hart Publishing Alexis Brassey, Dominic de Cogan, May Hen The Case for a UK Fiscal Policy Committee: Restoring Trust, Discipline and Legitimacy Chapter 1 February 2027 In Translating Tax Policy into Law: Legislation and Beyond (eds Dominic de Cogan, Alexis Brassey and May Hen), Hart Publishing Alexis Brassey The case for an independent UK fiscal policy committee Journal article 1 December 2025 Alexis Brassey, ‘The case for an independent UK fiscal policy committee’ (OMFIF, 5 December 2025). Alexis Brassey Tax, Public Finance, and the Rule of Law Book 1 February 2025 Bloomsbury Alexis Brassey, Dominic de Cogan, May Hen The Kindness of Strangers; The Bond and FX Markets, the Rule of Law and Fiscal Credibility Chapter 1 February 2025 In Tax, Public Finance, and the Rule of Law (eds Dominic de Cogan, Alexis Brassey and May Hen), Hart Publishing Alexis Brassey Tax Law in Times of Crisis and Recovery Book 1 May 2023 Hart Publishing Alexis Brassey, Alexis Brassey (Anthology Editor), Peter Harris (Anthology Editor) The implications of intergenerational issues on tax policy in a post-Covid world. An examination of age discrimination Chapter 1 May 2023 In Tax Law in Times of Crisis and Recovery (eds Brassey A), Hart Publishing Alexis Brassey The dreadful monster and its poor relations: taxing, spending and the United Kingdom, 1707-2021 Journal article 1 May 2021 British Tax Review, Issue 5, 2021 Alexis Brassey, Daunton, M., Stebbings, C., De Cogan, D. The Village of Billionaires: Fair Taxation and Redistribution Amid Relative and Absolute Poverty Journal article 1 July 2020 99 Tax Notes International 97 Alexis Brassey, Ordower, H. Politicians should put up collateral if they want to buy votes Journal article 1 November 2011 The Lawyer Alexis Brassey

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