Billionaire Rokos Sues Firms for $72 Million Over Tax Advice (1)

Billionaire Chris Rokos, who runs the hedge fund that bears his name, sued Deloitte and a U.S. law firm after 39.4 million pounds ($52 million) in tax relief was thrown out by U.K. authorities.

Rokos sued his advisers over a decade-old investment in a commercial development that was supposed to yield a significant tax break. But in 2016, authorities rejected the claim and demanded payment of the full amount Rokos “had claimed as capital allowances,” his lawyers said in a London court filing earlier this month.

The 50-year-old hedge-fund founder is one of many U.K. financial professionals caught up ...