Chambers Review
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Tax: Contentious - UK
What the Team is Known For
Strengths
BCLP provides prompt and excellent advice as necessary. The team offer an excellent service and are timely in their delivery.
BCLP is highly responsive and demonstrates high levels of client service and care. They highlight relevant tax law changes ahead of time and draw out their significance and relevance.
The firm has an awareness of a range of practical issues, as well as technical matters, across all UK taxes.
BCLP's strengths are industry knowledge and responsiveness.
Work Highlights
BCLP advised Burstone on the tax aspects on its key strategic partnership with Blackstone, which involved the EUR1.1 billion sale to Blackstone of an 80% stake in Burstone’s pan-European logistics portfolio.
Notable practitioners
Alan has exceptionally deep and practical VAT expertise. He is able to solve all sorts of really tricky VAT issues.
Alan has top-notch expertise and commercial awareness of our business.
Elizabeth's level of client service is excellent, and she quickly becomes an integral part of the client’s deal team.
Elizabeth is excellent. She is really commercial.
Elizabeth is an excellent tax lawyer. She is excellent on the technical side and a pleasure to deal with.
Elizabeth is a really exceptional tax lawyer. Her blend of technical and practical commercial market expertise is highly unusual and valuable.
We received excellent support from Elizabeth.
Simon Letherman has a broad practice that includes advising on major M&A and corporate restructuring work, often with cross-border elements.
Simon is a very good lawyer. He gets things very quickly.
Simon is a good technical lawyer.