Giles Salmond > Stewarts Law LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Giles Salmond

+44 (0) 20 7903 7971 [email protected]

Work Department

Partner, Tax Litigation and Resolution

Position

Giles is a leading and well-known tax disputes lawyer with over 25 years of experience, across a range of UK taxes. He has a particular specialism in complex VAT litigation. The focus of his practice is acting for large corporates in high value VAT, custom duties and other indirect tax disputes against HMRC.

Giles has represented clients in litigation before the tax tribunals through to the UK Supreme Court. He has appeared as an advocate for many clients before the Court of Justice of the European Union. Throughout his career he has specialised on the EU law aspects of indirect taxes and since Brexit has advised many businesses on its impact. Giles was at the vanguard of UK tax mediation, is a CEDR trained meditator and has successfully resolved many tax disputes without the need for litigation.

Giles advises on all aspects of VAT and indirect taxes. He has acted for multinationals and private companies across financial services, TMT, hospitality and leisure as well as the government sector and smaller businesses. Giles advises overseas businesses on doing business in the UK, particular in the e-commerce sector. He has specialist knowledge of how HMRC and its lawyers within the Solicitor’s Office, the judges of the First-tier Tribunal and the Upper Tribunal operate.

Career

Giles qualified into the Solicitor’s Office of HMRC; he is also qualified as a barrister. He has worked previously at Arthur Andersen, Deloitte and Eversheds Sutherland, where he was UK Head of Indirect Tax and Litigation and Controversy Tax. Giles joined Stewarts in November 2023.

Memberships

Giles is a CEDR trained mediator and a member of the St Paul’s Chapter of the VAT Practitioner’s Group. He is also a member of the Investment Association VAT committee and the British Property Federation VAT committee.