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Tax - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Nicola Shaw KC is an eminent KC who is experienced in representing both the taxpayer and the Revenue in cases involving residence and domicile issues, the transfer of assets abroad and transfer pricing. She has represented clients at all levels of domestic courts and tribunals, including the Supreme Court, and has also taken cases to the ECJ. She has a broad practice that encompasses both direct and indirect tax expertise.
Strengths
She's brilliant - a very creative advocate.
Nicola is an incredible advocate; she's a joy to watch in court.
Nicola is an absolute fighter when it comes to litigation. She's really user-friendly and accessible, but also very pragmatic in how she reviews what points to focus on.
Nicola is a fantastic lawyer who displays great technical knowledge and attention to detail. She just has a great way about her and is an excellent advocate who is great to work with.
Tax: Indirect Tax - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Nicola Shaw KC devotes a significant portion of her broad tax practice to indirect tax instructions, regularly representing taxpayers and HMRC in contentious matters, particularly in the area of VAT. She acts for clients at every level of court, including before the CJEU.
Strengths
Nicola Shaw KC is brilliant. She is very creative as an advocate.
She is very intellectually rigorous and really effective at communicating in court. I think her broad experience in tax also really helps; Nicola doesn't come at things from a narrow perspective.
Very impressive indeed. Her attention to detail is fabulous, and she has such a command over the documents. The other thing with Nicola is that she won't give up easily.
Tax: Private Client - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Nicola Shaw KC is an expert in residence and domicile matters. She has acted in a number of high-profile cases involving the transfer of assets abroad legislation, the settlements code and principal private residence relief.
Strengths
Nicola Shaw is an all-round star. She is highly knowledgeable, practical, realistic, approachable, and fantastic with clients.
Nicola has a real read of what is going through judges' minds, what arguments could be made and what could really appeal and why.