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Tax
Global Guide 2026 : UK
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Work Highlights
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Slaughter and May advised BlueCrest in the Court of Appeal concerning the tax treatment of members of its partnership and whether they should be taxed as employees.
Strengths
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They have technical expertise in relation to complex tax matters and they provide practical, commercial tax advice.
Tax respondentGlobalThe team are creative problem-solvers and deliver first-rate, timely and practical advice. They anticipate issues and bring solutions to the table.
Tax respondentGlobalThe team have very deep industry knowledge and are very responsive. I think they are excellent.
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Notable Practitioners
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Band 4 Michael Lane
Michael Lane is head of Slaughter and May's tax practice. He is well known for his corporate tax advice but is also highly capable when advising on contentious matters such as transfer pricing disputes.
Michael is a highly skilled lawyer who brings to the table deep expertise and creative, practical, problem-solving ability. He is extremely responsive, client-focused and commercially savvy.
Tax respondentGlobalHe's a superstar tax lawyer but also very talented when it comes to understanding people.
Tax respondentGlobalHe has encyclopedic tax knowledge and a pragmatic and commercial approach, and he's a pleasure to deal with.
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Band 3 Band 3 Dominic Robertson
Dominic Robertson is co-head of Slaughter and May's tax disputes practice. Transfer pricing is a specific area of expertise for Robertson; however, he is highly capable across all types of tax disputes. Dominic is my go-to person. He gives good, structured advice.
Tax respondentGlobalDominic is a really good strategic thinker with lots of expertise and really good judgement.
Tax respondentGlobalDominic is very calm and measured. He's such a safe pair of hands, and has great client care.
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Band 2 Band 2 Gareth Miles
Gareth Miles has a transaction-focused tax practice. His experience spans the full range of matters including big-ticket M&A and business restructures. It is always a pleasure to work with Gareth. He is very knowledgeable.
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Band 4 Band 4 Richard Jeens
Richard Jeens co-chairs the tax disputes group at Slaughter and May. He often works with leading multinationals on transfer pricing disputes, among other matters. Richard is highly skilled, knows how to construct arguments to appeal to the tribunal, and delivers exceptional client service.
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Up and Coming Up and Coming Charles Osborne
Charles Osborne provides clients with excellent tax advice in connection with public and private M&A and debt and equity markets transactions. He is also experienced in contentious tax issues.
Charles is always is great to work with. He is very quick at understanding the commercial aim of a business and provides exceptionally crisp and clear communication at all times.
Tax respondentGlobalCharles is thoughtful and technically good.
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Ranked Individuals at Slaughter and May (7)
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Michael Lane
Tax
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Tax
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Tax
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Tax
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Tax: Contentious
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Tax: Contentious
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Tax: Contentious
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Slaughter and May has rankings in the following guides
Band 5 Global 2026
Practice area: Tax
Location: Global: Multi-Jurisdictional
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