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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Offices
Governor’s House
5 Laurence Pountney Hill
EC4R 0BR
England
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Kate Ison
Work Department
Tax Litigation & Investigations
Position
Partner
Career
Kate is a Partner in Tax Advice and Controversy. She is experienced in advising on and resolving complex and high value tax disputes.
Kate’s practice covers the full life cycle of a tax matter and she advises on both direct and indirect taxes and excise duties. She assists clients with corporate tax risk and compliance issues, internal corporate investigations, managing civil enquiries and criminal investigations by HM Revenue and Customs, responding to information requests, and resolving disputes either through negotiation or litigation. She has significant experience in conducting tax appeals at all levels of the court including the First-Tier Tribunal, the Upper Tribunal, the High Court and the Court of Appeal. She also advises on non-tax focused enquiries where HMRC is the investigative or supervisory agency, including export control and AML issues.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
(Leading individuals)Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner‘s ‘great, experienced team’ acts for an international client list on a diverse range of matters, including both criminal and civil investigations and defence work. Global tax head Elizabeth Bradley co-leads the group alongside contentious tax specialist Kate Ison, whose experience covers VAT disputes, compliance issues, and corporate internal investigations. Alan Sinyor has expertise in the VAT area and advises on both contentious and non-contentious matters. Associate Wesley Grimm joined in July 2022 from Webber Wentzel.
London > Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
Boasting an extremely active international trade practice, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner continues to advise clients on export controls, customs and WTO rules, with a particular strength in sanctions work. Practice head Chris Bryant is regularly sought after by global financial institutions and major multinational corporations for his expertise regarding anti-dumping and anti-subsidy cases, as well as his particular expertise in EU/Russia sanctions matters. Tax specialist Kate Ison has experience advising on complex export control issues and investigations, while associate director Ursula Johnston advises clients on international trade issues arising from procurement, supply and distribution agreements and trade compliance programmes.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals London > Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Tax litigation and investigations London > Dispute resolution
- EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs London > Corporate and commercial
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- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
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- Real estate > Planning
- Real estate > Property finance
- Real estate > Property litigation
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- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
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- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
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- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Transport > Rail
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Real estate > Environment
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
- Finance > Asset based lending
- Transport > Aviation
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Employment > Health and safety
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Finance > Securitisation
- Real estate > Social housing: finance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)