Matheu Smith > Keystone Law > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Matheu Smith

020 7152 6550 matheu.smith@keystonelaw.co.uk

Work Department

Tax litigation.

Position

Matheu’s tax litigation practice covers direct and indirect taxes and also customs duties.He advises on all aspects of the statutory appeal processes for the various taxes and customs duties including proceedings before the first tier and upper tier tax tribunals and all levels of the conventional court system. He is happy to work alongside or behind a client’s existing tax advisors to help manage a dispute with HMRC or an investigation, in particular, to help to manage and control the procedural aspects to the client’s best advantage. His recent work includes dealing with disputes arising from failed/attempted tax planning schemes, disputes concerning taxation issues arising from the sale of businesses, advising companies caught up in HMRC’s battle against MTIC fraud and customs issues arising from breach of export controls. His cases regularly include multi-jurisdictional issues and he acts for overseas parties including off-shore trusts/entities. His cases also often feature parallel proceedings running within the conventional court system (e.g. Insolvency Act claims) and the statutory tax appeal process. He also has a broad commercial litigation practice and has conducted litigation in jurisdictions as diverse as China, the USA and Australia. He is a Solicitor Advocate.

Career

Trained at Nelsons, qualified 1999. DLA,2001-05; The Khan Partnership, 2005-08; Keystone Law 2008.