The first work to draw together the law on shams across the broad range of fields in which it occurs including tax, trusts, company, contract, tenancy, and employment law. The book features contributions from first class scholars and practitioners, as well as incisive comparative analysis by the editors.

Edwin Simpson is a Tutor in Law and the Barclays Bank Lecturer in Taxation at Christ Church College, Oxford. He he teaches in public law and maintains an interest in the fields of trusts and tax and lectures on the Oxford B.C.L. on tax avoidance. He was called to the Bar in 1990. He appears frequently at Public Inquiries considering Highway matters, Town and Village Greens, and the mapping of access land pursuant to Countryside Act 2000; and advises in connection with all aspects of such work. Miranda Stewart is a Professor of Law, Associate Dean (Engagement) and Director of Tax Studies at Melbourne Law School. She has many years experience in tax law in Australia and overseas. She is an International Fellow of the Centre of Business Taxation at Oxford University and was recently a visiting scholar at Christ Church, Oxford on the Melbourne-Oxford Faculty Exchange. Before joining the Faculty in 2000, Miranda taught at New York University School of Law in the leading International Tax program in the US. She previously worked in the Australian Tax Office on tax policy and legislation and as a solicitor at Arthur Robinson & Hedderwicks. Miranda's current research is on tax law and development, international tax coordination, and issues of gender and tax.