The ‘world class’ tax litigation practice at Macfarlanes LLP is well-equipped to advise on a full spectrum of contentious tax matters, including tax risk management, judicial review, transfer pricing, settlements, insured tax risks, tax administration and private client tax matters. Gideon Sanitt leads the team with a ’wealth of experience of HMRC behaviour and negotiation’. Sophie Rhind is a key feature of the team and brings expertise in judicial review matters.
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Testimonials
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‘Really strong - a great mix of expertise.’
‘Gideon Sanitt, great to work with, deep knowledge.'
‘Gideon Sanitt provides practical, user-friendly advice with a wealth of experience of HMRC behaviour and negotiation.’
‘Probably the best tax team in the UK.’
‘Top quality service. They know how to resolve disputes and win cases. Gideon Sanitt is superlative.’
‘The Macfarlanes tax team is world-class. They are hugely knowledgeable about this complex area of the law, closely involved and a pleasure to work with.’
Key clients
- Royal Mail Group Limited (Royal Mail)
- CDC Administration LLP
- HFFX LLP and individual members
Work highlights
Advising Royal Mail in the group litigation brought against it involving circa 300 Claimants who argue that postal services supplied to them by Royal Mail from the 1970s onwards were not exempt from VAT.
Advising HFFX LLP and a number of its individual members on a dispute with HMRC regarding its Capital Allocation Plan.
Advising the appellants of CDC Administration in an appeal that reached the Supreme Court in a case relating to investments in Enterprise Zones.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Practice head
Gideon Sanitt
Other key lawyers
Sebastian Prichard Jones; Sophie Rhind; Jackelyn West; Victoria Braid