Nick leads the firm's tax investigations and dispute resolution practice in London.
Nick advises financial institutions, corporate groups and high net worth individuals in relation to high value and complex tax investigations and disputes with HMRC (civil and criminal), as well as on the use of mediation and negotiated settlements.
As well as resolving disputes with HMRC, Nick regularly advises clients on a diverse range of contentious tax matters, including tax related mis-selling and professional negligence claims; bilateral investment treaty disputes; and compliance with requests from tax authorities for assistance with investigations into the tax affairs of third parties.
Nick is ranked as a "Leading Partner" in Legal 500, where he has been described as "a dynamic and intelligent lawyer with exceptional forensic judgment". He is also ranked in Chambers, where he has been described as "a tax genius and wonderful to work with".
Background
Nick has an LLB, LLM (Tax), is a solicitor advocate and a CEDR accredited mediator.
Experience & expertise
Selected matters
- acting for Bernie Ecclestone in criminal proceedings relating to an alleged £400m tax fraud (which proceedings were resolved in parallel with a high-profile civil settlement)
- acting for an Asian telecoms sector investor in an ICSID arbitration relating to disputed tax assessments
- acting for Philips Electronics in a reference to the CJEU relating to whether the UK's consortium relief rules breached EU law
- acting for partnerships of high net worth individuals in a Court of Appeal tax dispute concerning the treatment of gains arising from the disposal of commercial mortgage backed securities
- acting for a multinational investment bank in respect of mis-selling claims relating to various film financing arrangements
- acting for a high profile taxpayer in judicial review and high court proceedings concerning tax assessments totalling c.£1billion
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