Helen McGhee > Joseph Hage Aaronson LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Joseph Hage Aaronson LLP Offices
280 HIGH HOLBORN
LONDON
WC1V 7EE
England
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Helen McGhee
Work Department
Tax Disputes (Private Client)
Position
Helen is a Partner in the Joseph Hage Aaronson contentious tax team specialising in UK and international tax disputes. She is a Solicitor and Chartered Tax Adviser, a member of the Society of Tax and Estate Practitioners and is a CEDR accredited mediator. She has recently been included in the City Wealth Leaders List Top 100 Private Client lawyers, is included in the Private Client Global Elite Directory 2023 and appears the Tatler Address Book 2023. Helen writes prolifically for numerous tax publications and is an active committee member at the Chartered Institute of Tax and the Worshipful Company of Tax Advisers.
Helen advises both individuals and corporates either engaged directly or as a consultant to an extensive network of professional firms and financial institutions who repeatedly call upon her expertise.
Helen has trained under both Ray McCann and also Peter Vaines when she was the lead associate in R (on the application of Gaines-Cooper) v Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.) She has successfully run numerous residence and domicile cases but will also turn her hand to a wide variety of contentious and advisory tax matters. Helen is an industry leading specialist at running highly technical COP9 investigations where she has a proven track record of successfully negotiating very favourable settlements.
Helen frequently writes for Tax Adviser, Tax Journal and other tax publications. She also edits chapters for the acclaimed Bloomsbury Professional publication Revenue Law: Principles and Practice.
Clients say of her:
Her judgement is razor sharp. Under immense time pressure and navigating complex rules, she speedily formed her opinion, liaised with hostile opposition, and closed the deal in a smart and flexible manner.
The advice Helen provided me with on my technical international tax issues was unbelievably thorough. It put my mind at rest that she did not leave any stone unturned. HMRC interviews were never stressful as Helen was always completely in control.
Career
Trained at Hammonds LLP (since become Squire Patton Boggs LLP) qualified as a solicitor in 2009.
Qualified as a Chartered Tax Adviser 2012 and a STEP member 2015.
New Quadrant Partners 2015-2016
Joseph Hage Aaronson LLP 2016- present
CEDR accredited 2016.
Memberships
Chartered Institute of Taxation (Membership Committee and Dispute Resolution and Litigation sub-group)
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) Accredited Mediator
Worshipful Company of Tax Advisers
Tax Investigations Practitioners’ Group
Education
Cardiff Law School
University of Reading and University of Maastricht LLB Law with Legal Studies in Europe
Lawyer Rankings
London > Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
Joseph Hage Aaronson LLP, a respected tax boutique, offers ‘incomparable experience of litigating major tax cases’, with a strong track record appearing before the First-Tier Tribunal, Upper Tribunal, High Court, Court of Appeal, and the UK Supreme Court, as well as the CJEU. In addition to its aptitude for litigation, the firm handles arbitration and investigations, representing a diverse range of domestic and international clients in the full spectrum of contentious tax. Graham Aaronson KC
, who ‘needs little introduction’, co-leads alongside fellow founding partner Michael Anderson, whose practice covers both civil and criminal tax disputes. Simon Whitehead specialises in direct tax, while Iain MacWhannell is noted for his strength in VAT, in addition to a strong fraud/avoidance/abuse tax practice. Also key are Daniel Margolin KC, who has experience appearing before the Supreme Court, and Helen McGhee, noted for her aptitude in international tax disputes.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations