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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.
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Stewarts represents Singleton Birch and FCC Recycling UK in a dispute concerning the treatment and disposal of ferrous chloride generated as a waste product in the production of titanium dioxide.
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The tax team as a whole has an expertise in pure tax litigation before the tribunals as well as litigation that is tax-focused.
The team are clearly able to quickly pick up, digest and articulate complex tax matters.
I really liked the fact that the specialist tax knowledge was very strong and one member had previously worked for HMRC so understood the internal workings of our opponents.
The tax team as a whole has an expertise in pure tax litigation before the tribunals as well as litigation that is tax-focused.
The team are clearly able to quickly pick up, digest and articulate complex tax matters.
I really liked the fact that the specialist tax knowledge was very strong and one member had previously worked for HMRC so understood the internal workings of our opponents.
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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 able to articulate complex matters simply for the benefit of clients and has sound tactical awareness when dealing with HMRC.
David is really, really good and took a very pragmatic view.
David had real knowledge of the scientific analysis and he was able to get on top of that and deliver.
David had oversight and helped get the case team established in the beginning.
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 is a very technical lawyer. He is detail-oriented and user-friendly.
I would not hesitate to use Giles where his expertise is needed.
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