Tax: Contentious
UK Guide 2025 : UK-wide
Band 2
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(020) 3060 6000About
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Our specialist dedicated tax dispute resolution team comprises lawyers with a unique blend of regulatory and commercial experience. Our team includes former senior members of HMRC's Solicitor’s Office who understand how HMRC operates and which strategies it may deploy. We provide a comprehensive service covering pre-emptive advice on a whole range of risk issues, including reputational considerations, tax enquiries, criminal investigations and tax litigation at the Tribunals and Higher Courts. We act on behalf of a broad selection of clients, ranging from FTSE 100 companies and multinational corporations through to privately owned businesses and high net worth individuals.
We provide a legal service that is focused on and tailored to our clients’ individual needs. Where a dispute with HMRC has arisen, we work closely with our clients and, where appropriate, their other professional advisers to ensure that the dispute is resolved in a manner which satisfies their business objectives. We seek to achieve a favourable settlement with HMRC wherever possible before allowing a dispute to progress to the Tribunals or Higher Courts and where a dispute has arisen, we steer our clients through what can be a complex and difficult process. The team also includes experienced CEDR accredited mediators for those disputes where mediation is appropriate.
Chambers Review
RPC has an experienced and skilful team known for its high-quality client service. The firm advises on complex judicial review, tax investigation and ADR proceedings, and boasts a large client base, including those within the retail, financial services, sports, and food and drink sectors. The team regularly advises on cross-border matters, with particular experience handling ECJ tax cases.
Work Highlights
- RPC is representing Universal Cycles in a collection of cases concerning the application of anti-dumping duty, customs duty and VAT on the importation of bicycles from South-East Asia.
Strengths
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"RPC have assisted with the group's more complex and significant issues and have demonstrated their ability to deliver results in this area."
"The whole RPC team are very effective and very fair. They always do the best way for the most effective result."
"The team has strong technical understanding and a good grasp of HMRC and the process. They have a good relationship with counsel and are responsive."
"RPC have assisted with the group's more complex and significant issues and have demonstrated their ability to deliver results in this area."
"The whole RPC team are very effective and very fair. They always do the best way for the most effective result."
"The team has strong technical understanding and a good grasp of HMRC and the process. They have a good relationship with counsel and are responsive."
Notable Practitioners
Adam Craggs is head of tax disputes at RPC and, prior to private practice, worked for HMRC. He is able to bring his inside knowledge of the tax authority to his work on VAT disputes.
"Adam is very experienced and knowledgeable, with an unassuming approach which is very assuring."
"Adam is very good at dealing with HMRC. He knows how they operate."
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