England - London • Dispute resolution
Simmons & Simmons
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Simmons & Simmons‘ multidisciplinary team, which boasts ’a wealth of experience and expertise’, acts for prominent corporate, institutional, and high net worth clients on a broad range of matters. The department includes a dedicated transfer pricing team. Global contentious tax head Nick Skerrett leads the department, and is described as ‘the expert in the field of VAT litigation.’ Monique van Herksen, who is based between London and Amsterdam, specialises in transfer pricing. Newly promoted partner Heather Rowlands has key expertise in indirect tax and environmental tax matters as well as judicial reviews.
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‘This is a really impressive team with detailed knowledge of tax law and a wealth of experience and expertise. The team is particularly effective at working with other teams (e.g. commercial dispute resolution) to form a multidisciplinary team that is bespoke to a particular client engagement.’
‘Nick Skerrett is first class. He has detailed knowledge of tax law and thinks outside the box for creative arguments and solutions. Heather Rowlands is a careful lawyer with a keen eye for detail.’
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Key clients
- Augean plc
- Veolia
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Work highlights
- Acted for leading waste manager Augean plc on appeals against landfill tax assessments imposed by HMRC.
- Represented two of the four parties to the Devon Waste Management litigation.
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