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I am a solicitor-advocate and I have been practising tax law since 1999. My practice has been split between contentious and non-contentious work that relates to both direct and indirect taxes. Contentious Tax ExperienceI have worked on many published cases, including the following:Sema Group Pension Scheme v Inland Revenue [2002]Kingfisher Plc v Customs and Excise [2004]Loyalty Management UK Ltd v Customs and Excise [2005]Weight Watchers (UK) Ltd v Revenue & Customs [2007]Barclays Bank Plc v HMRC [2008]Accenture Services Ltd v HM Revenue and Customs & Ors [2009]Weight Watchers (UK) Ltd & Ors v Revenue & Customs [2010]Brunel Motor Company Ltd (in administrative receivership) v Revenue & Customs [2011] Revenue And Customs v McLaren Racing Ltd [2014]Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co. v Revenue & Customs [2015]Stagecoach Group plc & Stagecoach Holdings Limited v Revenue & Customs [2015]Farnborough Airport Properties Company v Revenue & Customs [2016]Europcar Group UK Ltd v Revenue & Customs [2020]Many of the cases that I work on are resolved successfully without the need for a formal hearing, ranging from personal taxation matters to the largest of transfer pricing enquiries. Non-Contentious Tax ExperienceAs well as the matters above, I have been involved in a variety of market-leading transactions, advising on areas including:* Employee taxation issues* PFI/ PPP matters (inc. associated refinancings)* M&A tax covenants and warranties* Property (portfolio sales, sale and leasebacks, JPUTs and SDLT planning)* Finance (EMTN programmes, discounted debt, retail finance joint ventures)* International taxation issues* The taxation of compensation and damagesI also speak regularly at external events such as the 2020 STEP New York webinar on legal professional privilege.

Listed skills include Tax Law, International Tax, Transfer Pricing, Vat, and 11 others.