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Tax: Contentious - UK-wide

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Ashurst has a highly regarded tax practice with a commanding ability to defend clients in tax litigation. The team has a wealth of experience appearing before tax tribunals and European courts in cases concerning VAT, customs and duties, environmental taxes and state aid. Its clients include large corporates and asset management groups.

Work Highlights

  • Ashurst continued to advise Syngenta Holdings on a substantive unallowable purpose appeal and related judicial review proceedings.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Nicholas Gardner
4
Nicholas Gardner
4
Band 4

Nicholas Gardner advises clients on disputes as part of his general tax practice. His experience is broad and includes cases involving VAT and state aid.

Nick has very strong technical understanding.

Nick is extremely strong technically and has a good commercial common sense within that too.

Sara Mardell
U
Sara Mardell
U
Up and Coming
Sara Mardell represents clients in tax disputes and has notable strength handling cases concerning VAT and state aid.

Sara makes very good judgement calls on litigation and substantive law aspects, and she always thinks about what's best for the client.

Sara is such a good technical expert and is really good strategically as well.

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Ashurst

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Tax: Contentious

Nicholas Gardner
4
Nicholas Gardner
4
Band 4
Sara Mardell
U
Sara Mardell
U
Up and Coming

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