England - London • Dispute resolution
Mishcon de Reya LLP
Mishcon de Reya LLP offers a comprehensive tax disputes service for corporate and private clients, with experience in both mediation and litigation. Team lead Robert Hartley covers direct and indirect taxes and handles both personal taxation matters as well as major transfer pricing enquiries. Leslie Allen, who was formerly department head, has over 35 years’ experience in the practice area and is a leading name in indirect tax litigation. Chartered tax adviser Paul Noble advises on cases relating to tax fraud, tax avoidance, and the disclosure of irregularities.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Mishcon are one of the leading tax teams in the UK. They have a thorough knowledge of all tax issues and have excellent strength in depth.’
‘Leslie Allen is fantastic. He is extremely easy to work with, has excellent judgment and achieves brilliant results.’
‘Very responsive and hands-on. Realistic and well-measured advice. Highly experienced in all manner of litigation. A pleasure to work with. Serve their clients extremely well.’
‘This team demonstrates sound judgment and an excellent rapport with clients and counsel. They are very skilled lawyers who provide very well-balanced and grounded advice.’
Key clients
- Royal Mail Group Litigation
- Zipvit Ltd
- GE Aircraft Engine Services Limited
- The Towards Zero Foundation
Work highlights
- Acted for the Claimants in the Royal Mail Group Litigation, the largest in the history of tax litigation, representing over 300 corporate entities and local authorities against Royal Mail ("RM") with the overarching goal of holding RM accountable for its failure to meet its duty to issue valid VAT invoices to its customers.
- Acted for GE Aircraft Engine Services Limited on the last successful VAT referral from the UK courts to the CJEU, concerning the VAT treatment of vouchers supplied to employees.
- Acted for the Towards Zero Foundation in a dispute around what qualified as "business activities" for VAT purposes, which has potentially wide implications for charities.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Robert Hartley