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Kingsley Napley LLP Offices
20 Bonhill Street
London
EC2A 4DN
England
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Waqar Shah
Position
Waqar is a Partner in the Dispute Resolution department, focusing on the resolution of complex tax matters. He acts for high net worth individuals and corporate clients across all sectors in respect of HMRC disputes and investigations across the full range of taxes. This typically includes VAT disputes, employment tax matters (including ‘IR35’/off-payroll working), customs/excise duty issues, tax fraud investigations, and more recently, National Minimum Wage enquiries.
Waqar is known for his commercial approach to matters involving HMRC and has a strong track record of helping clients settle without the need for a court or tribunal hearing, particularly through the effective use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (i.e. mediation) with HMRC. He also has considerable experience in judicial reviews and group litigation orders and has led high profile matters at all levels from the Tax Tribunal through to the Supreme Court (including referrals to the Court of Justice of the European Union).
Lawyer Rankings
London > Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
(Next Generation Partners)Kingsley Napley LLP‘s contentious tax team offers support in both civil and criminal tax matters, and is composed of ‘experienced, skilful practitioners’. Leading the team is Waqar Shah, ‘undoubtedly one of the most dynamic tax litigation partners in the industry’, who has experience representing individuals and corporate clients in both litigation and ADR. Criminal tax specialist David Sleight‘s practice includes matters relating to fraud, tax evasion, and overseas corruption. Krishna Mahajan joined the team from Stewarts in January 2024.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners London > Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Tax litigation and investigations London > Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general
- Private client > Family
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Employment > Immigration
- Employment > Immigration: human rights
- Employment > Immigration: personal
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Employment > Senior executives
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Dispute resolution > Costs lawyers
- Private client > Court of protection
- Private client > Family: mediation
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Employment > Health and safety
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Real estate > Residential property
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Public sector > Education: individuals
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Licensing
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Employment > Employers
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Real estate > Property finance
- Risk advisory > ESG