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Tax - UK

4
Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Hogan Lovells has a strong reputation for its experience advising on the full range of corporate tax matters, including M&A and capital markets. The tax team is notable for its transfer pricing expertise as well as its work on SDLT. Its clients are drawn from a wide range of sectors including healthcare, real estate, finance and pharmaceuticals.

Work Highlights

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  • Hogan Lovells is advising Smart Metering Systems on its recommended £1.3 billion takeover offer by KKR. 

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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2
Rupert Shiers
2
Band 2
Rupert Shiers is head of Hogan Lovells' UK tax disputes team. He routinely represents corporate claimants in UK and European tribunals regarding complex VAT disputes and customs duty charges.

He is clearly very technically strong but also very practical, which is something that was very much appreciated by our company.

Rupert is highly experienced and gets into the detail.

Rupert has provided our business with critical support, technically and strategically, and adds a valuable perspective to an ongoing, complex matter.

Rupert was always available in and out of normal hours, and was very helpful in pulling together and prioritising the various strands of a complicated enquiry.

3
Elliot Weston
3
Band 3

Elliot Weston is head of Hogan Lovells' global tax, pensions and benefits practice. He has broad and varied experience counselling clients including developers, investment companies and hotel groups on complex real estate tax issues.

Working with Elliot, I know I will get a technically correct and practical answer.

Elliot is very good at picking up an issue, working on it and coming up with solutions that are business-focused.

4
Karen Hughes
4
Band 4
Karen Hughes has experience handling the tax aspects of corporate acquisitions, joint ventures and real estate transactions. She also advises clients on day-to-day issues and tax planning.

Ranked Lawyers at
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4
Karen Hughes
4
Band 4
Tax: Contentious

2
Rupert Shiers
2
Band 2
Tax: Real Estate

3
Elliot Weston
3
Band 3