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RPC Offices
TOWER BRIDGE HOUSE
ST KATHARINE'S WAY
LONDON
E1W 1AA
England
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Michelle Sloane
Work Department
Tax Disputes within Commercial Disputes
Position
Partner. Michelle Sloane specialises in the resolution of tax disputes and white collar crime. She advises both corporates and individuals on complex tax enquiries, tax assessments and criminal investigations.
Michelle has particular expertise in relation to VAT, and customs and excise duty disputes. Michelle has in-depth experience of high value appeals at all levels including before the Tax Tribunals, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court and Court of Justice of the European Union. Her expertise includes Judicial Review proceedings scrutinising HMRC’s conduct.
She also advises those facing HMRC criminal investigations, allegations of participating in missing trader intra-community fraud and assists clients manage urgent issues such as HMRC “dawn raids”.
Before moving to the UK in 2006, Michelle worked for the New Zealand government as a tax investigator and legal adviser to the tax investigations team where she gained valuable insight into the decision making process of revenue authorities.
Career
New Zealand Inland Revenue (Investigator) 2004-2006; The Khan Partnership LLP (Partner) 2006 to 2016; RPC (Senior Associate) 2016 to 2020, when made Partner.
Memberships
Honorary legal advisor to the Bonded Warehousekeepers Association
Secretary to the Customs Practitioners Group
Women In Tax
Fraud Lawyers Association (Committee Member)
Female Fraud Forum (Secretary)
Education
Dual-qualified lawyer: New Zealand (2004) and England & Wales (2007)
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
(Next Generation Partners)London > Corporate and commercial > Customs and excise
(Next Generation Partners)RPC acts for a range of clients, from SMEs to PLCs, on regulatory and compliance matters, as well as contentious issues, such as civil and criminal HMRC investigations, and litigation. Adam Craggs heads the practice with over 30 years’ experience in both direct and indirect tax dispute resolution mandates, including customs and excise disputes and is supported by Michelle Sloane, who has represented clients before the Tax Tribunals, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court and CJEU; she acts for corporates and high-net-worth individuals. Robert Waterson is another contact for tax disputes, including those with multi-jurisdictional aspects, and the team was recently bolstered at the junior level with the arrival of Liam McKay, who joined as senior associate from HMRC Solicitor’s Office in May 2022.
London > Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
(Next Generation Partners)RPC offers a full-service tax disputes practice with expertise in the full range of areas, from dawn raids and criminal investigations to tax litigation and transfer pricing disputes. Department head Adam Craggs has over 30 years’ experience in direct and indirect tax disputes and is an accredited mediator. Robert Waterson‘s practice is focused on multijurisdictional disputes, including those involving issues of public and EU law. Michelle Sloane advises on both civil and criminal tax matters, with experience at the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. Senior associate Harry Smith has broad sector expertise and advises on both domestic and international tax matters.
London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
Recommended for its ability to defend clients against allegations of tax fraud brought by HMRC and other domestic enforcement agencies, the RPC team is ‘tenacious, innovative, and brilliantly aggressive’. The practice is well equipped to represent individuals from the art, real estate, and extractive industries, with considerable expertise in handling financial crime matters and internal investigations. Adam Craggs and Sam Tate co-head the group; Craggs is an expert on criminal tax prosecutions, while Tate specialises in political financial crime issues. Davina Given concentrates on money laundering and sanctions compliance, while Michelle Sloane focuses on HMRC criminal investigations.
London > Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
With the investigations technology and client data team being fully integrated into RPC’s white-collar crime practice, the ‘commercially minded’ team offers strong tech-related financial crime advice to a global client-base. The firm also demonstrates a growing presence in the financial trade sanctions arena, acting in the first case before the Commercial Court regarding the interpretation of Russian trade sanctions. The head, Sam Tate, is a ‘walking encyclopedia’, routinely being instructed on political financial crime matters and negotiating DPAs with the SFO, whilst Adam Craggs has expertise in criminal tax proceedings. Davina Given focuses on sanctions and regulatory matters, and Jonathan Cary concentrates on finance disputes. Michelle Sloane is an expert on financial crime litigation, the ’unflappable’ senior associate Lucy Kerr covers all aspects of compliance and policy matters.
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
RPC‘s sports group and commercial division chief Jeremy Drew is a key contact for a range of clients – including rugby teams, sports data companies, sports investors, sports consultancy companies and football clubs – on a diverse array of matters that includes litigations and commercial agreements. Oliver Bray works with social media clients on issues that intersect social media with sport. Tax specialists Adam Craggs and Michelle Sloane support Drew in advising clients, such as football clubs, on contentious tax matters concerning player transfers and agent fees. Josh Charalambous is a key name to note at the junior end, while Samuel Coppard focuses on soft IP infringement issues in the sports sector.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners London > Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Next Generation Partners London > Corporate and commercial > Customs and excise
- Next Generation Partners London > Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Customs and excise London > Corporate and commercial
- Tax litigation and investigations London > Dispute resolution
- Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates) London > Risk advisory
- Sport London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
- Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals) London > Crime, fraud and licensing
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Risk advisory > Corporate governance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Digital content & social
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Theatre, publishing and other media
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Corporate and commercial > Customs and excise
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Employment > Health and safety
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- 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
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Employment > Employers
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- 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, £100m-£750m
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- 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
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans