DLA Piper prides itself on its tax disputes capabilities, seeing it acting before the courts on tax test cases, as well as supporting clients undergoing transfer pricing investigations regarding their global business models. Jason Collins takes charge of leading the team and excels in disputes involving transfer pricing, corporation tax, diverted profits tax, ORIP, and employment taxes. Stuart Walsh is also a key name in the group for anything indirect tax related. Randall Fox leads on the transfer pricing work. Clara Boyd is a key contact for large corporates facing VAT and other indirect tax disputes with HMRC, and Lauren Redhead is the go-to for corporation tax disputes against HMRC.
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‘Blue chip practice with a disputes team second to none.’
‘Jason Collins has been at the top of the tree for a while now. Stuart Walsh knows everything there is to know about VAT.’
Key clients
- CCLA Investment Management Limited
- JTI Acquisitions Company (2011) Limited, Komatsu America Corp
- NatWest Markets plc (formerly RBS plc) (“NWM plc”)
- Mid Ulster District Council
Work highlights
Represented CCLA in its VAT appeal before the FTT.
Acting for JTI Acquisitions Company (2011) Limited in an appeal to the Court of Appeal against a decision of the Upper Tribunal.
Acting for NatWest Markets plc on a dispute arising from missing traders in its carbon credit supply chains defaulting on VAT due to HMRC.
Lawyers
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Next Generation Partners
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Practice head
Jason Collins
Other key lawyers
Randall Fox; Lauren Redhead; Richard Woolich; Clara Boyd; Stuart Walsh