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.