Macfarlanes LLP is ‘a high quality tax litigation outfit with excellence at every level’, adept in direct and indirect tax disputes, in addition to risk management advice. Gideon Sanitt heads the team, and is described as ’excellent, very clever, and commercial’. Sanitt is active for both individuals and corporate clients, and has significant experience in litigation and investigations. Sophie Rhind has strength in partnership taxation, and provides key expertise in ADR.
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  • ‘A high quality tax litigation outfit with excellence at every level.’

  • ‘Gideon Sanitt - huge experience, runs a good team.’

  • ‘Deep knowledge, very collaborative. ’

  • ‘My main dealings have been with Gideon Sanitt. Very approachable and collaborative, as well as commercial and pragmatic, which helped us reach good outcomes.’

  • ‘Simply the best.’

  • 'Gideon Sanitt in particular is excellent, very clever, and commercial.'

  • ‘They all go the extra mile for the client. I worked with Gideon Sanitt who was excellent throughout the matter.’

  • 'Gideon Sanitt and his team are excellent.'

Clients clés

  • Royal Mail Group Limited
  • CDC Administration LLP
  • HFFX LLP
  • Odey Asset Management LLP

Points forts

  • Advising Odey Asset Management  on a dispute with HMRC regarding the tax impact of a historic incentivisation and retention mechanism for key partners.
  • Advising Royal Mail in the group litigation brought against it involving circa 300 Claimants who argue that postal services supplied to them by Royal Mail from the 1970s onwards were not exempt from VAT.
  • Advising HFFX LLP and a number of its individual members on a dispute with HMRC regarding its Capital Allocation Plan.

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Responsable de la pratique

Gideon Sanitt

Autres avocats clés

Sebastian Prichard Jones; Sophie Rhind; Jackelyn West