House of Commons

The Register of Members' Financial Interests
As at 29 April 2024

Cox, Sir Geoffrey (Torridge and West Devon)

Cox, Sir Geoffrey (Torridge and West Devon)

1. Employment and earnings

Role, work or services: Practice at the Bar of England and Wales
Payer: Thomas More Chambers, 7 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3BP
Additional information: All earnings in this capacity prior to 14 June 2023 were received subject to a deduction of 13.5% for the costs of Thomas More Chambers and a deduction of 4.5% thereafter.

(Updated 2 August 2023 and 12 April 2024)

Role, work or services: Consultant Global Counsel
From: 28 September 2020.
Payer: Withers LLP, 20 Old Bailey, London EC4M 7AN

(Registered 19 October 2020; updated 19 October 2021 and 3 January 2024)

Remuneration: £293,400 a year (plus VAT) paid quarterly for international legal services
From: 1 November 2023.
Hours: 30 hrs a month

(Registered 19 October 2020; updated 19 October 2021 and 3 January 2024)

Payment: £10,000 (no VAT) for legal services provided between 1 December 2022 and 28 February 2023
Received on: 13 March 2023. Hours: 10 hrs approx.

(Registered 3 April 2023)

Payment: £11,557.45 (no VAT) for legal services provided between 1 December 2022 and 28 February 2023
Received on: 31 March 2023. Hours: 11 hrs approx.

(Registered 17 April 2023)

Payment: £55,000 (plus VAT) for legal services provided between 1 October 2022 and 31 January 2023
Received on: 14 June 2023. Hours: 50 hrs approx.

(Registered 11 July 2023)

Payment: £56,988.36 (no VAT) for legal services provided between 1 May 2023 and 31 July 2023
Received on: 14 September 2023. Hours: 40 hrs.

(Registered 5 October 2023)

Payment: £58,826.32 (no VAT) for legal services provided between 1 June 2023 and 30 November 2023
Received on: 30 November 2023. Hours: 50 hrs approx.

(Registered 19 December 2023)

Payment: £58,826.32 (no VAT) for legal services provided between 1 May and 29 December 2024
Received on: 29 December 2023. Hours: 50 hrs approx.

(Registered 23 January 2024)

Payment: £58,826.33 (no VAT) for legal services provide between 1 September 2023 and 31 January 2024
Received on: 15 February 2024. Hours: 50 hrs.

(Registered 11 March 2024)

Role, work or services: Legal services
Payer: CMS Holborn Asia, Holborn Law LLC, 7 Straights View, Marina One East Tower, #19-01, 018936, Singapore

Payment: £12,970.68 (no VAT) for legal services provided between 1 February and 31 May 2023
Received on: 1 June 2023. Hours: 12 hrs approx.

(Registered 19 June 2023)

Role, work or services: Legal services
Payer: Khan Partnership Solicitors, 48-49 Russell Square, London WC1B 4JP

Payment: £23,500 (no VAT) legal services provided between 17 October 2022 and 11 April 2023
Received on: 14 April 2023. Hours: 20 hrs approx.

(Registered 3 May 2023)

Payment: £10,046.97 (no VAT) legal services provided between 1 February 2023 and continuing
Received on: 1 June 2023. Hours: 10 hrs approx.

(Registered 19 June 2023)

Payment: £11,885 (no VAT) for legal services provided between 1 March 2023 and 21 July 2023
Received on: 14 July 2023. Hours: 10 hrs.

(Registered 2 August 2023)

Payment: £6,000 (no VAT) legal services provided between 1 May and 1 July 2023
Received on: 29 December 2023. Hours: 6 hrs approx.

(Registered 23 January 2024)

Payment: £33,000 (no VAT) for legal services provided between 1 February and 31 July 2023
Received on: 31 January 2024. Hours: 30 hrs approx.

(Registered 16 February 2024)

Payment: £1,500 (no VAT) legal services provided between 5 January 2024 and 15 February 2024
Received on: 15 February 2024. Hours: 1.5 hrs approx.

(Registered 11 March 2024)

Payment: £5,000 (no VAT) for legal services provided between 5 January 2024 and 15 February 2023
Received on: 15 February 2024. Hours: 5 hrs approx.

(Registered 11 March 2024)

Payment: £5,000 (no VAT) for legal services provided between 1 February 2024 and 29 February 2024
Received on: 29 February 2024. Hours: 5 hrs approx.

(Registered 20 March 2024)

Role, work or services: Legal services
Payer: Bower Cotton, 34 Ely Place, Holborn, London EC1N 6TD

Payment: £100,000 (plus VAT) for legal services provided between 1 April 2022 and 31 May 2023
Received on: 14 June 2023. Hours: 100 hrs.

(Registered 11 July 2023)

Role, work or services: Legal Services
From: 1 September 2023. Until: 29 February 2024.
Payer: Director of Public Prosecutions Mauritius, Level 10, 16 Garden Tower Building, Poudriere St, Port Louis, Mauritius

Payment: £11,000
Received on: 14 March 2024. Hours: 14 hrs approx.

(Registered 8 April 2024)

6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Type of land/property: Agricultural land
Location: West Devon
Ownership details: Joint ownership
Rental income: Yes

(Updated 18 January 2019)

Type of land/property: Residential property (property)
Number of properties: 1
Location: London
Interest held: from 1 November 2017
Ownership details: Joint ownership
Rental income: Yes

(Registered 15 January 2019; updated 4 April 2019)

7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital

Name of company or organisation: Thomas More Property Holdings Ltd
Nature of business: Property holding company

(Registered 5 June 2015)

Name of company or organisation: Thomas More International Ltd
Nature of business: International law firm

(Registered 5 June 2015)

 

Prepared 2nd May 2024