Iain MacWhannell > Joseph Hage Aaronson LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Joseph Hage Aaronson LLP Offices
280 HIGH HOLBORN
LONDON
WC1V 7EE
England
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Iain MacWhannell
Work Department
Contentious Tax, Commercial & Chancery Litigation, Investigations.
Position
Iain was called to the Bar in 2006 and his practice focuses on contentious tax, fraud and investigations. He has litigated several of the leading cases on HMRC investigative powers, VAT fraud, and the Knowledge/Means of Knowledge tests.
Iain manages a wide variety of work for an international client base, ranging from UHNWIs to PLCs and owner-managed businesses to trusts and funds. He is often sought out by other legal and professional advisors for a second opinion and to help ‘unlock’ long-running or complex disputes.
Career
Before pupillage, Iain worked for HMRC Solicitor’s Office in both Excise litigation and VAT litigation. He has acted as counsel both for and against HMRC in a variety of disputes in the Tax Tribunal, Upper Tax Tribunal, High Court (Admin, ChD and Comm), Court of Appeal (Civil), House of Lords and UK Supreme Court. He became a partner at JHA in 2021 and prior to that had been a tenant at a leading set of Chambers and a Dispute Resolution Partner at a City law firm.
Memberships
Bar of England & Wales.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
(Leading individuals)Boutique contentious tax firm Joseph Hage Aaronson LLP is well known for its expertise in complex domestic and cross-border tax disputes, including litigation, arbitration, and investigations. The department is jointly led by founding partners Michael Anderson, a highly experienced litigator with a specialism in the taxation of cryptocurrencies, and Graham Aaronson KC
, who has expertise in transfer pricing, oil and gas taxation, and EU law. Also key are Simon Whitehead, who has over 35 years’ litigation experience, Paul Farmer, who has a broad background in European and international tax law, and Iain MacWhannell, who acts for a diverse and high profile client base of individuals, businesses, and trusts. Solicitor and chartered tax advisor Helen McGhee and Daniel Margolin KC are further core team members.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals London > Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Tax litigation and investigations London > Dispute resolution