House of Commons

The Register of Members' Financial Interests
As at 2 September 2024

Cox, Sir Geoffrey (Torridge and Tavistock)

Cox, Sir Geoffrey (Torridge and Tavistock)

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: £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

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

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: £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: £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 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
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)

Role, work or services: Legal services
Payer: CGS Solicitors, 4th Floor, 1 Minster Court, Mincing Lane, London EC3R 7AA

Payment: £5,000 for legal services provided between 1 and 15 April 2024.
Received on: 30 April 2024. Hours: 5 hrs.

(Registered 13 May 2024)

Role, work or services: Legal services
Payer: Bortoft Bell Solicitors, 2 John Street, London WC1N 2ES

Payment: £10,000 for legal services provided between 11 March and 30 April 2024.
Received on: 30 April 2024. Hours: 10 hrs.

(Registered 13 May 2024)

Role, work or services: Legal Services
From: 1 September 2016. Until: 18 July 2018.
Payer: Bachubhai Munim & Co (Advocates & Solicitors), 312 Tulsiani Chambers, Mumbai

(Registered 22 July 2024)

Payment: £379,185.20
Received on: 15 May 2024. Hours: Final payment for hours already declared.

(Registered 22 July 2024)

Role, work or services: Legal services
From: 2 April 2024.
Payer: The Khan Partnership (Solicitors), 48-49 Russell Square, London, WC1B 4JP

(Registered 22 July 2024)

Payment: £25,000
Received on: 4 June 2024. Hours: 15 hrs The work is continuining.

(Registered 22 July 2024)

Role, work or services: Legal services
From: 22 April 2024. Until: 23 May 2024.
Payer: Bower Cotton (Solicitors), 34 Ely Place, Holborn, London EC1N 6TD

(Registered 22 July 2024)

Payment: £12,500
Received on: 4 June 2024. Hours: 10 hrs.

(Registered 22 July 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 International Ltd
Nature of business: International law firm

(Registered 5 June 2015)

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

(Registered 5 June 2015)

 

Prepared 4th September 2024