Contentious Tax

Why choose our Contentious Tax team?

We have deep understanding and experience of all of the circumstances in which companies and individuals may find themselves in disagreement about their tax position with tax authorities or with previous professional advisers. We are described in Legal 500 as having 'total domain expertise'. That expertise spans tax disclosures, enquiries, lobbying, ADR, litigation before the First -tier Tribunal (Tax), Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber), in the High Court and Court of Appeal, in Judicial Reviews, in restitution and rectification claims, in litigation before the EU courts, and in professional negligence claims.

The vast majority of contentious tax matters on which we are instructed settle, often on advantageous terms for our clients. Where settlement cannot be achieved, we litigate and have an excellent record of success.

We have considerable expertise in advising on cross-border tax issues, particularly in the EU, and have had conduct of many references to the CJEU. We are multi-lingual, advising in English, French, German, Polish and Romanian. In conjunction with our network of European offices, we also advise clients on tax matters in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and Spain.

We have grown to become one of the largest teams of lawyers advising exclusively on contentious tax of any UK law firm. We are consistently highly-ranked in Chambers and Legal 500. Clients praise us for our knowledge of HMRC's procedures and processes, our technical expertise and our understanding of our clients' drivers. 

We also offer a range of funding options for contentious tax clients, including fixed fees and contingent arrangements.