Barrie Akin was born and brought up in Manchester, read law at University and qualified as a barrister. He then trained as a chartered accountant, specialising in taxation. After ten years as a partner in a major accounting firm, Barrie returned to the law and now practises in London as a tax barrister. His interests outside work are his family (one big son and two smaller twin sons, twin cats and twin dogs), his Citroen Traction Avant and addictions to flying (he holds a current PPL) and the works of Vladimir Nabokov.
