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Tax: Contentious - UK-wide

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Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Stewarts has a broad team of tax litigators supporting corporate and individual clients in both direct and indirect tax disputes. The firm's areas of expertise include litigation relating to tax avoidance schemes, the tax treatment of employee benefits, and VAT.

Work Highlights

  • Stewarts continued to represent Singleton Birch and FCC Recycling UK in a landfill tax dispute with HMRC.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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David Pickstone
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David Pickstone
Head of Tax: Contentious
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Band 2

David Pickstone is head of tax litigation at Stewarts. He has deep experience handling cases for corporate clients, and he regularly works on VAT disputes and other commercial litigation.

David is excellent with clients, technically superb and has great strategic insight.

Giles Salmond
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Giles Salmond
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Band 2

Giles Salmond has extensive experience advising clients facing HMRC investigations and stands out for his expert knowledge of VAT. He has appeared before tax tribunals and the higher courts.

Giles's technical nous is fabulous and he is very prompt and responsive.

Ranked Lawyers at
Stewarts

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UK-wide

Tax: Contentious

David Pickstone
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David Pickstone
Head of Tax: Contentious
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Band 2
Giles Salmond
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Giles Salmond
2
Band 2

Members

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Alexander Lerner

David Pickstone

David Pickstone

Head of Department

James Le Gallais

Matthew Greene