Work Department
Tax
Position
Marie is a senior associate in the Tax team based in Nottingham.
Marie advises on all areas provided by Shoosmiths’ national Tax team, namely employee share schemes, real estate tax, corporate tax, employment tax and EIS/VCT relief.
Marie has recently been involved in:
- various due diligence tasks, involving the review of a large number of share options to ensure compliance with the relevant share scheme legislation;
- analysing and assessing the availability of stamp duty group relief for corporate clients;
- dealing with complex SDLT, LTT and LBTT queries; and
- advising on the tax elements of termination payments, specifically in regard to PILONs and PENP, and recently advised a PLC of the tax implications of a settlement involving shares provided under a US share scheme.
Marie joined Shoosmiths in 2007 and, prior to commencing her training contract in 2018, worked as a Post Completion Clerk dealing with post completion real estate requirements for major retail and investment clients.
Education
Legal Practice Course – Distinction, Nottingham Law School, 2017
LLB and Diploma in Professional Practice – 2:1 (Hons), Nottingham Trent University, 2007
