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David Anderson

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07715211529 david.s.anderson@pwc.com

Work Department

Litigation.

Position

David is a partner and leads the indirect tax team at PwC, who were winners at the 2014 Tax Awards. He previously spent a period with HM Customs & Excise Solicitor’s Office and with KPMG. He specialises in advice and litigation of all indirect taxes including VAT, customs duty, excise duties, hydrocarbon oils, landfill tax and aggregates levy. He has worked with clients in a wide variety of industry areas which include manufacturing, housing, telecommunications, local authorities, financial services and food and drink industries and has represented clients at all stages of the court structure up to and including the Court of Justice of the European Union.

His reported cases include:

  • United Biscuits (Pension Trustees) [2017] EWHC 2895 (Ch) and currently before the CJEU (C-235/10)
  • Wellcome Trust [2018] UKFTT 599 (TC) and currently before the CJEU
  • Healthspan [2018] UKFTT 241 (TC) and currently before the CJEU
  • Rank Group [2019] UKUT 100 (TCC)
  • Rank Group [2018] UKFTT 251 (TC)
  • Investment Trust Companies [2017] UKSC 29
  • R. (oao Drax Power Ltd) v HMRC [2016] EWHC 228 (Admin)
  • Infinis Energy Holdings Ltd [2016] EWCA Civ 1030
  • Iveco Limited v HMRC [2016] UKUT 263 (TCC)
  • Brother Industries UK Ltd [2016] UKFTT 788 (TC)
  • London Borough of Ealing (C-633/15)
  • Colaingrove Limited (Verandahs) v HMRC [2015] UKUT 2 (TCC)
  • Colaingrove Limited (fuel and power) [2015] UKUT 80 (TCC)
  • WM Morrison Supermarkets Plc v HMRC [2012] UKFTT 366 (TC)
  • Asda Stores Ltd (C-372/06)
  • Helena Housing Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 569
  • Matalan Retail Ltd [2009] EWHC 2046 (Ch)
  • Carlsberg and InBev [2012] EWCA Civ 82

David is a regular speaker at tax conferences and seminars.

Career

Joined the Solicitor’s Office of HM Customs and Excise as an Executive Officer in 1989 and later became a Trainee Solicitor. Qualified in 1999 on joining Kent Jones and Done to undertake commercial litigation before moving back into indirect tax litigation in an inhouserole in KPMG LLP in 2000. Joined PwC Legal’s tax litigation team as partner in 2011 to further develop their nationwide practice. CTA qualified.

Memberships

Law Society
Chartered Institute of Taxation
Associate of the Institute of Indirect Taxation
Member of the VAT Practitioners Group.

Education

St George’s School, Hong Kong; City of Birmingham Polytechnic (1989 BA (Hons) Sociology 2(1)); Staffordshire University (1995 Graduate Diploma in Law – commendation; 1997 Legal Practice Course – distinction).

Leisure

Classic cars, Stoke City FC, gardening and travel.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax

PwC LLP‘s multi-disciplinary team consists of dedicated tax lawyers, specialist litigators, and tax advisors and consultants, and is well-placed to utilise the firm’s global network of advisors to provide clients with a seamless offering. Its broad practice encompasses representation in indirect tax disputes, and providing strategic advice to clients on their filing positions, tax risks, and wider indirect tax consulting projects. It also handles VAT mandates, and landfill tax, aggregates levy, and climate change levy issues. David Anderson is head of the indirect tax disputes team and he has substantial experience in obtaining VAT refunds and reimbursements for clients.

London > Corporate and commercial > Customs and excise

PwC LLP acts for top multinational clients in a broad range of sectors on both contentious and non-contentious customs and excise matters under the leadership of David Anderson and non-lawyer tax director Caroline Brooks. It is well versed in multi-jurisdictional customs and excise investigations, and litigation, with a focus on heavily regulated sectors, such as energy, waste construction and transport. Anderson has 20 years’ experience in indirect tax and has represented clients in all levels of the Courts, including the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU); he is supported by indirect tax disputes specialist Victor Cramer, who joined as director from Stewarts Law LLP in February 2023; Jayne Harrold left for an in-house role at Evelyn Partners in November 2022.

London > Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations

PwC LLP covers the full range of direct and indirect tax disputes, with expertise in investigations, litigation, and out-of-court ADR. Highly experienced partners Mark Whitehouse and David Anderson jointly lead the department. Whitehouse has particular expertise in matters of international taxation, including transfer pricing disputes and EU Group Litigation actions. Anderson specialises in indirect tax disputes, and is praised by clients for his ‘great technical ability’. Director Peter Johnson has key strength in disputes involving international corporate tax and financing structures.

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