Rupert Shiers
Hogan Lovells International LLPHogan Lovells International LLP fields a team with broad disputes expertise, including litigation and investigations. The group has strength in corporation tax, employment tax, and VAT, with aptitude in the education, financial services, and technology sectors. Rupert Shiers, who is the firm's head of the European tax disputes team, leads the department.
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Key clients
- Bank of New York Mellon
- eBay
- Eurasian Resources Group
- General Reinsurance
- Groupon
- Reach plc
- TripAdvisor
Work highlights
- Advised Reach Plc on a high sensitivity, high value enquiry into deductibility of “phone hacking” expenses.
- Advised Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) / Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation Limited (ENRC) on a high value VAT input tax enquiry with HMRC using novel “establishment” arguments.
- Advised General Reinsurance on a Unique HMRC negotiation on interaction of FSMA 2000 court order and corporation tax compliance rules.
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Rupert Shiers