Stewarts Law LLP
Client SatisfactionStewarts Law LLP represents individuals and corporate clients in the full range of tax disputes, including professional negligence claims. The group is praised for its ‘second to none technical expertise’, which it utilises across the financial services, transport, and consumer goods sectors, among others. David Pickstone leads the team, and has significant experience in both litigation and out-of-court negotiations. Additions to the team over the course of 2023 include Giles Salmond, an expert in indirect tax who joined from Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP, and Matthew Greene, formerly of Osborne Clarke LLP.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘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.’
Key clients
- Singleton Birch Limited and FCC Recycling UK Limited
- Tayto Group Limited
- The Noble Organisation
Work highlights
- Acted for a company director in a successful tribunal appeal against a £5m penalty.
- Acting for Singleton Birch Limited and FCC Recycling UK Limited, two waste management companies, in a tribunal appeal against a £10m assessment to landfill tax.
- Acting in a tax dispute for Tayto Group.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
David Pickstone