Ms Siobhan Gillespie > Fieldfisher > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Fieldfisher Offices

RIVERBANK HOUSE
2 SWAN LANE
LONDON
EC4R 3TT
England
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Ms Siobhan Gillespie

Work Department
Contentious Tax
Position
Director
Career
Siobhan’s particular experience in advising in relation to the white collar crime aspects of taxation, including advising companies in relation to risk with regard to the Corporate Criminal Offence, and the effect of Code of Practice 8 investigations.
Siobhan also has extensive experience in providing advice and support to those individual taxpayers who are the subject of HMRC Special Investigations, from pre the serving of Code of Practice 9 Notices, to arrest, searches, dawn raids of business and personal properties and HMRC interviews under caution.
Recently, Siobhan spent a year contracted as a Solicitor with HMRCs Solicitors Office, running a case load of high value and complex VAT and other indirect tax cases. During this period she gained invaluable an perspective into how HMRC operates in relation to litigation.
Siobhan’s view is that the best option for the client is the one that avoids court room litigation wherever possible. However, where settlement and mediation are not possible, she has extensive experience in taking matters to the Tax Tribunal in the most efficient way possible.
Siobhan aims to provide clear, timely and concise advice to clients, in a way that is immediately understandable to the parties concerned.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
Fieldfisher boasts ‘total domain expertise’, with coverage of enquiries, litigation, arbitration, appeals, and judicial review, in addition to professional negligence and lobbying services in the tax sphere. Team lead George Gillham is highly experienced in both civil and criminal tax disputes, and has prior experience working within HMRC as a tax inspector. Philippe Freund is particularly adept in international and cross-border matters. Matthew Sharp covers matters relating to employment tax, with a robust professional negligence practice. Siobhan Gillespie is active for both individuals and corporates in a range of matters. Barrister Christopher Kientzler has experience in litigation relating to the taxation of umbrella companies.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Franchising
- Employment > Senior executives
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Media finance
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Finance > Derivatives and structured products
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Digital content & social
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Investment fund formation and management > Retail funds
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Finance > Trade finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Private client > Court of protection
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Employment > Health and safety
- Public sector > Healthcare
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Video games
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Finance > Securitisation
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Real estate > Property finance
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport