‘Great depth and breadth.’

‘An outstanding proactive team.’

‘Nick Clayton is a dynamic and intelligent lawyer with exceptional forensic judgment.’

‘The team continues to be truly impressive and lovely to work with. They always go above and beyond, and we could not ask for more.’

‘Michael Hunt is a trusted advisor, approachable and helpful. He goes above and beyond and makes us feel like valued clients.’

‘Dawen Gao is a pleasure to work with and makes everything easier for us. She has an impressive understanding of our business, and we know our case is in good hands.’

‘Helen McGhee has excellent knowledge of private client tax and great expertise in handling disputes and litigation at all levels of the court system.’

‘THE top tier tax litigation firm in the UK. Incomparable experience of litigating major tax cases. Partners have unrivalled experience, knowledge and tactical nous.’

‘Iain MacWhannell is excellent. He is commercial and astute, but also personable. He is the go-to lawyer for major VAT cases.’

‘Daniel Margolin KC is a class act. An excellent advocate who is calm under pressure. His advice is clear and succinct.’

‘Graham Aaronson KC needs little introduction. His stellar reputation is well deserved. He is as sharp as a tack and his ability to recall detailed facts is astounding. He also has the ear of the judges, as they know they can rely on what he says. ’

‘The people make the practice unique, vast experience and knowledge in dealing with these complex investigations. Knowledge of how HMRC work is key in negotiating. ’

‘Helen McGhee is very knowledgeable, has vast experience and is excellent in negotiating with both the end client and HMRC, explaining things clearly and concisely. Very approachable and always willing to help in all situations. ’

‘Helen McGhee has an outstanding understanding of complex tax situations and writes correspondence with clarity and poise.’

‘Big guns – for the right client, they offer everything. ’

‘Dominic Robertson – a brilliant tax lawyer with loads of litigation experience. Dominic never fails to put the client first.

‘Ewan Brown – grandee partner on the contentious side brings decades of experience to tax disputes and has good strategic insights.’

‘One of the best tax teams in the country – strong on dispute resolution’

‘Ashurst have a really great tax team – they are all very knowledgeable with enormous amounts of experience and great client service.’

‘Sara Mardell is extremely bright and a joy to work with. Nicolas Gardner has a wealth of experience.’

‘Very knowledgeable regarding tax litigation and legislation. Good client service – fast response and clear communication.’

‘Unsurpassed expertise in tax litigation and tribunal procedure. Couple this with in depth legal knowledge and analysis, and incredible attention to detail. Without doubt one of the best in their field.’

‘Nick Gardner and Sara Mardell, both partners in the Ashurst tax team, are two of the most talented tax litigators I work with. They have a “feel” for tax litigation. They will always go the extra mile to make sure the case is researched as thoroughly as possible.’

‘The litigation team is excellent – highly knowledgeable about the substantive tax issues and highly experienced in litigation strategy.’

‘Sara Mardell is are particularly excellent – clever, commercial, collaborative and responsive.’

‘Very knowledgeable and very easy to work with.’

‘The leading tax team in London at the moment.’

‘Jessica Eden is pre-eminent and gives good, technically able, advice.’

‘Baker McKenzie have deep expertise across international indirect tax matters, enabling them to advise on highly complex issues from legislative positions through to authority engagement and litigation strategy.’

‘They have both strong technical expertise and awareness of commercial reality (not guaranteed in many law firms!). They are able to engage effectively at all levels of our organisation, from our operational teams through to the c-suite.’

‘The Baker McKenzie team are hands-on, driven, and practical in approach – their ability to deep dive and look round corners in delivery of their advice is consistent.’

‘Deep expertise in market and tax, quick delivery, out of the box, client focuses, feel like part of the team. ’

‘Ability to adapt the business needs is outstanding compared to other law firms.’

‘A good all round team with lots of practical experience.’

‘Elizabeth Bradley and Kate Ison are good lawyers with great technical skills.’

‘A friendly team that work well together.’

‘Hard-working and straightforward.’

‘Very strong tax team, with outstanding knowledge of the Tax Tribunals. Availability of the partners is outstanding.’

‘Kate Ison is immensely patient, especially with a tax novice like me, in explaining the tax issues and rules. She works very collaboratively, but is direct when needed. She has high EQ, quickly assessing how to get the most out of her team, clients and counsel to achieve the desired outcomes.’

‘The team has been thorough and patient in assembling evidence and requests, and assisted people in preparing for litigation processes diligently.’

‘Kate Ison has managed to explain issues succinctly and effectively to allow risks and opportunities to be assessed in a clear manner.’

‘Very knowledgeable and communicate well.’

‘Knowledge, cost management, communication skills.’

‘Rapidly developing profile in the market.’

‘Clara Boyd has staggering technical ability and a work ethic that is admirable.’

‘They are experienced in both delivery and litigation. Jason Collins has great perspective and practical advice.’

‘Highly knowledgeable, experienced, skilful, responsive, communicative and passionate about tax litigation, transfer pricing and procedural matters.’

‘Total domain expertise, dedication to client cause professional stamina.’

‘This is a stand-out team for complex questions of tax litigation, and in particular matters of professional negligence. Their combination of first-rate tax knowledge and litigation experience is second to none. ’

‘Matthew Sharp is a particular stand out individual. I have no hesitation in sending clients to him and I know that he will treat them well, as he combines client understanding with technical excellence.’

‘They worked efficiently and very hard to get on top of the issues and were able to cope well with a whole range of problems thrown at them at short notice. As a result of these efforts, the client’s case was presented in the best possible light. ’

‘Philippe Freund got quickly abreast of the legal and factual issues and made valuable contributions throughout the case.’

‘George Gilham has the perfect blend of experience for tax investigation cases. He has experience in both civil and criminal investigations, and his judgment and knowledge of the law is excellent.’

‘The team provide complex tax advice in a way that is easy to digest, but that is always commercially focused. They actually make tax issues enjoyable. The team feel like an extension of our in-house team, they are always on hand and quick to turn things around.’

‘Matthew Sharp always goes above and beyond for his clients. He distils complex tax issues in an easy-to-understand way, but is always commercially focused. We have had him on calls with C-suite and his style always cuts through on serious/complex issues.’

‘A high quality tax litigation outfit with excellence at every level.’

‘Gideon Sanitt – huge experience, runs a good team.’

‘Deep knowledge, very collaborative. ’

‘My main dealings have been with Gideon Sanitt. Very approachable and collaborative, as well as commercial and pragmatic, which helped us reach good outcomes.’

‘Simply the best.’

‘Gideon Sanitt in particular is excellent, very clever, and commercial.’

‘They all go the extra mile for the client. I worked with Gideon Sanitt who was excellent throughout the matter.’

‘Gideon Sanitt and his team are excellent.’

‘The PWC disputes litigation team is probably the strongest tax team in the UK for mainstream tax litigation. It routinely appears in all the significant cases in indirect tax, especially VAT. Their all-round ability to resource a case is also phenomenal.’

‘Great depth and breadth’

‘The recruitment of Victor Cramer from Stewarts has strengthened the team – he is very much ‘on the ball’, considered & easy to work with.’

‘Great team, very experienced and competent. Always reassuring to have their expertise onboard.’

‘Genuine specialists, proactive, and consistently keep you updated on progress.’

‘RPC take charge of difficult issues to allow the group to continue to focus on its day-to-day activities. They are fully committed to their clients’ needs and fully understand their clients’ businesses.’

‘Adam Craggs is very experienced and knows exactly how to deal with HMRC on behalf of clients, including how to lead a large team. Michelle Sloane provides excellent technical advice and leadership, particularly in relation to VAT matters and anything that may have a fraud or criminal angle.’

‘This is one of the most exceptional teams you will come across, in terms of work ethic, intellectual firepower, and efficiency.’

‘Heather Rowlands has an endless capacity for hard work, and nobody is more on top of the details of a complex case than her. Craig Kirkham-Wilson is a star in the making – A1 intellectually, and a master tactician in complex cases.’

‘An extremely well-resourced, hard-working and diligent team.’

‘Heather Rowlands – has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the trickiest elements of tax law.’

‘Craig Kirkham-Wilson is an absolute pleasure to work with. Hard-working, diligent and with a bright future ahead of him.’

‘Fantastic tax litigation team – very few firms can boast the depth and breadth of the team and the work that they do.’

‘Heather Rowlands is an outstanding technician. Excellent tax lawyer – attention to detail and fantastic judgement. Very intelligent indeed.’

‘A extremely effective team that can effectively manage the highest profile tax disputes with HMRC as well as giving highly commercial advice to clients.’

‘Really responsive, commercial.’

‘Really easy to deal with, explained difficult concepts to us in easy to understand language. Stand out individuals Edward Griffiths.’

‘Good coverage across different taxes, able to advise on all relevant areas.’

‘Our main contact was Edward Griffiths, who was managed advice and was responsive to further requests and refinements as needed.’

‘My biggest impression is that the team is very “Kingsley Napley”, in terms that it provides bespoke and tailored professional services that meet each individual client’s needs.’

‘Waqar has extensive knowledge and experience in dealing with matters related to tax investigation and litigation.’

‘David Sleight is hard-working, smart, emotionally intelligent and covers all the bases. An excellent advisor to have in your corner.’

‘Waqar Shah is a leader in the field, with vast experience and excellent business acumen. Krishna Mahajan is a rising star.’

‘Top class white collar crime firm across all disciplines, including this one. Probably the top white collar crime firm in the country.’

‘All the partners are experienced, skilful practitioners, and they are supported by a raft of very able associates.’

‘Their ability to communicate with clients is seamless, prompt, and consistent. Information sharing within the firm is first-rate and allows for different departments to input on matters which require a range of expertise.’

‘Waqar Shah is undoubtedly one of the most dynamic tax litigation partners in the industry. He perfectly balances clear, thought out strategy with a direct, no-nonsense approach and could easily go toe-to-toe with silks. He knows just about everybody in the industry.’

‘The research and development tax team have a great amount of in-depth knowledge in this area.’

‘Michael Alliston is a first-rate partner. Extremely technically able and bright, with real attention to minute details.’

‘Dominic Stuttaford has a brain the size of a planet, and what he doesn’t know about tax law isn’t worth knowing. It’s impossible not to feel in awe when he explains a complex tax statute or authority with such ease and simplicity. He’s a stunningly impressive tax practitioner.’

‘Apart from financial services expertise, Norton Rose have a very strong oil and gas specialism (general law as well as taxation). ’

‘Dominic Stuttaford is a high calibre and very quick thinking tax partner who has been managing an extremely complex tax case with many twists and turns.’

‘The team is tuned into client needs, focused, and very efficient.’

‘Small, efficient team of experts. Think outside the box when appropriate, not afraid to speak up, bringing a lot of value to the table.’

‘They have specialist tax professionals who in some cases have worked for HMRC and understand the inner workings of that public body.’

‘Very focussed on the issues, attentive and concise with explanations and a business like attitude to addressing the task at hand.’

‘David Pickstone and Anastasia Nourescu have been excellent with the way they have broken down complex issues and communicated them to me, the client. The issues have been dealt with in a prompt business like manner.’

‘Very responsive, very intelligent, carefully and comprehensively considered in all correspondence and extremely capable. Brave and fair, giving an honest view and strategic approach to support the truth.’

‘David Pickstone is highly capable and very affable. The perfect client facing partner for a top 5 law firm.’

‘Stewarts have built a strong tax litigation and investigations practice.’

‘David Pickstone is an excellent strategist.’

‘First class tax litigation with second to none technical expertise. With the likes of Matthew Greene and Giles Salmond, clients can be rest assured their dispute issues will be dealt with in a sensible and practical manner, with all attempts to reach resolution being explored.’

‘The WGM team is exceptional in terms of quality and effectiveness. They were always on top of every point in the litigation and handled the clients with total aplomb.’

‘Jenny Doak is a stand-out. Very experienced in oil and gas.’

‘The team has a very practical and problem-solving approach, which is very valuable.’

‘Oliver Walker – very fast thinker, great strategical insight beyond the pure tax technical analysis.’

‘Oliver is an exceptional tax lawyer who combines deep technical knowledge and experience with charm and practicality.’

‘Deep understanding of our business; commercial acumen; very good availability, including at partner level.’

‘The team has a very practical and problem-solving approach, which is very valuable.’

‘A very well regarded and experienced team. Well suited to deal with both criminal and civil fraud cases.’

‘Giles Bark-Jones is very experienced and knows how to ensure his client’s interests are best looked after. He is commercially astute and tactically aware.’

‘They have a growing tax and investigations profile arising out of their massive presence in criminal defence.’

‘The firm is well able to look after their clients’ interests over numerous practice areas, with practitioners covering all aspects of serious crime, fraud, tax whether through investigation or into trial. ’

‘Ditesh Patel is a great focal point for client and barrister relationships.’

‘Pat Wilson understands and identifies the crucial aspects of a case from the outset.’

‘The team has outstanding experience in tax investigations and interacting with HMRC. They give advice to corporates and individuals who benefit from their wide-ranging expertise and experience in this highly complicated and technical area.’

‘Harry Travers – simply the man to go to with a complex or sensitive tax problem. He has such enormous experience and feel for the intricacies of tax investigations, and understands how best to predict difficult situations and get the most impressive outcomes for clients.’

‘Greg Mailer – very well liked by clients, and has very high profile civil and criminal investigations under his wing at the moment. He rightly delivers his legal and strategic opinion with confidence and is easily understood in this complex area.’

‘The team provides excellent strategic and forensic advice and analysis to clients who are the subject of complex tax investigations.’

‘Harry Travers has excellent judgement and strategic insight. Greg Mailer is incredibly personable and provides clear and thoughtful advice.’

‘Deep and detailed knowledge of the law and practice relating to individual residence. The kind of detailed approach required when advising and representing ultra-high net worth individuals where tens or hundreds of millions of pounds are at stake.’

‘The team is in the unusual position of having a strong understanding of tax matters and being outstanding in investigations, including criminal investigations. They handle the most sensitive litigation.’

‘I have valued the team’s rigour, thoroughness and client handling, as well as their team playing and excellent working relationships with counsel.’

‘In a very specialist area, this is a team that really knows what it is doing. Top class.’

‘Hugh Gunson, technically brilliant but with a keen eye on strategy. ’

‘Strong private client technical tax skills.’

‘The great advantage of CRS’s tax team is, apart from their excellent expertise in field of tax litigation and investigations generally, their ability to draw also on the expertise of their also excellent private client departments. ’

‘Hugh Gunson stands out. He is highly knowledgeable not only in relation to legal questions concerning tax, but also in relation to the broader context in which such issues arise.’

‘They have a strong tax team and are capable of managing complex litigation: I would rate them very highly for any tax dispute.’

‘Hugh Gunson’s range of experience, including very complex corporate taxation, is unusual: outside magic circle firms a deep knowledge of the sort of tax issue the City gets involved in is rare, but he is also experienced in personal and general business taxation.’

‘Excellent technical tax knowledge, highly professional and great client management.’

‘A united team that manages cases efficiently and effectively on an independent basis.’

‘Great attention to detail.’

‘The tax litigation department at CMS is fully resourced and has multidisciplinary capacity and so is able to combine the in depth knowledge of tax law needed to conduct a tax dispute with the practical knowledge of procedure which is nowadays an essential part of fiscal dispute resolution.’

‘First-rate boutique white collar crime firm. One of the best in the country.’

‘Peter Binning and David Corker set the bar high for the new crop of bright young partners. Both are in the top rank of white collar defenders, with decades each of experience in all the big cases’.’

‘Nick Barnard – a new partner with a big future – brings a powerful perspective to the most complex investigations and enlivens the densest of material with a memorable wit.’

‘Corker Binning is the pre-eminent boutique firm for criminal law issues. There is simply no one better.’

‘As well as being hugely experienced, they are great fun to work with.’

‘Jessica Parker has good experience dealing with HMRC matters.’

‘An outstanding team with able lawyers at all levels. Careful recruitment and succession planning has put them in a position of great strength in the market.’

‘Corker Binning have a fantastic stable of lawyers – all true experts in their respective fields. ’

‘Lead partner was hands-on and did not delegate important pieces of work to junior team members.’

‘Integrity, responsiveness, and professionalism.’

‘Kuits focuses on providing a personal touch, building close relationships with existing and potential clients. They are excellent at putting clients at ease, explaining each stage of the process and likely outcomes.’

‘Robert Levy is an absolute pleasure to work with, having a well established background and experience of handling all manner of tax investigations. His interpersonal skills and depth of knowledge are impressive.’

‘Good knowledge of the law, sensible approach to resolving disputes on a commercial basis.’

‘Wendi Bussin – standout practitioner, great legal knowledge, excellent client skills, engages well with the opposition. Thorough and meticulous in her preparation.’

‘Robert Levy: very personable, good network and understanding of a wide range of legal aspects across sectors and fields.’

‘Extremely professional and efficient at every touchpoint. Specialist teams are well versed in their particular fields of expertise, which very quickly settled me as a new client.’

‘Ian Hyde and his disputes team are all very bright and knowledgeable. They have great insight into the tribunals and are very technically minded.’

‘Ian Hyde is very bright and knowledgeable. He has great insight into the tribunals and is very technically minded.’

‘From start to finish, they provided professional and consistent support in handling a range of matters. They have a sufficient understanding of the tax law climate, and approach work with a good sense of expertise.’

‘They take the time to listen to concerns, analyse the situation, and develop a strategic plan to address the issues at hand. Their understanding of the specific matter at hand was excellent, and they are skilled at advocating for their clients’ best interests.’

‘A great contentious trusts team and an excellent non-contentious private client team have joined forces to pioneer a new approach to tax litigation.’

‘Very user-friendly. Great teamwork. A joy to work with.’

‘Alex Fox is very calm and assured, and very able.’