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Robert Waterson
Work Department
Tax disputes resolution group.
Position
Robert is a highly experienced regulatory disputes lawyer specialising in tax disputes, regulatory investigations and public law challenges. He acts for a broad range of clients from FTSE100 companies and HNW individuals to SMEs and not-for-profit organisations.
Practice Areas:
- Multi-jurisdictional tax investigations and enquiries
- Group Litigation (High Court and Tribunals)
- Administrative Law / Judicial Review (claimant and defendant)
- Anti-Dumping Duty and Customs Disputes
- VAT and Direct Tax Disputes
- Tax Related Criminal investigations / Prosecutions
- Anti-Money Laundering
- Sanctions
- Alternative Dispute Resolution / Mediation
Robert has litigated at all levels of the UK courts and tribunals and the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Career
HMRC Solicitor’s Office 2007-2008; Dorsey & Whitney (Europe) LLP 2008-2013; Joseph Hage Aaronson LLP 2013-2014; RPC, Legal Director (2014 to 2019); Partner 2019.
Memberships
Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn
Education
Canon Slade Secondary School, Bolton; University College London (History BA); BPP Waterloo, PGDL; BPP Holborn, BVC (Lincoln’s Inn, Lord Denning Scholarship); Called to Bar 2007; Kaplan Altior, QLTT 2010
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
(Next Generation Partners)RPC has a full-service tax dispute resolution practice which advises on all areas of VAT and indirect tax, including multijurisdictional work. Its work includes litigation, investigations and judicial reviews. The team is led by Adam Craggs, a former employee of HMRC Solicitor’s Office who has 30 years of experience in both indirect and direct tax dispute resolution. Robert Waterson has handled high-profile disputes at all levels of the UK courts as well as the Court of Justice of the European Union. Associate Keziah Mastin joined in January 2022 from HMRC.
London > Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
The tax litigation team at RPC has extensive experience in all aspects of HMRC investigations with a particularly strong sports and entertainer client base. The team is instructed in some of the largest UK and European Court of Justice tax cases in addition to representing several taxpayer companies and individuals in public law group actions against HMRC. Adam Craggs heads the practice and has particular expertise in dealing with enquiries and complex tax litigation. Robert Waterson focuses on multijurisdictional disputes while Michelle Sloane advises both corporates and high-net worth individuals. Associate Harry Smith has experience across a range of direct and indirect taxes.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners - London > Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Tax litigation and investigations - London > Dispute resolution
- VAT and indirect tax - London > Corporate and commercial
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Risk advisory > Corporate governance
- Public sector > Education: schools
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media and entertainment (including media finance)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Corporate and commercial > Customs and excise
- Employment > Health and safety
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Industry focus > TMT
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Employment > Employers
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: lower mid-market deals, £50m-£500m
- Insurance > Personal injury: defendant
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Private client > Art and cultural property