David Pickstone
High Net Worth Guide 2024
Band 2 : Tax: Private Client
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About
Provided by David Pickstone
Practice Areas
David specialises in complex tax disputes with HMRC and commercial parties before Tax Tribunals, UK and European Courts. He acts for a large number of high net worth individuals as well as various corporate clients across a range of sectors. David has acted on numerous high-profile direct and indirect tax cases before the courts and Tax Tribunals, including two cases before the Supreme Court. In addition to his vast experience in HMRC litigation, David also acts in professional negligence and mis-selling actions and other tax-related commercial litigation.
Career
David joined Stewarts as a partner in 2014 to establish the tax litigation department having spent 10 years as a tax litigation lawyer at PwC Legal.
Publications
David has been quoted in the Financial Times and the Times in relation to proceedings brought by him acting on behalf of investors against Ingenious Media.
Personal
David enjoys spending time with his young family, playing tennis (not well), a glass of wine or two and the outdoors.
Chambers Review
High Net Worth
David Pickstone of Stewarts has considerable experience advising high net worth clients on complex tax disputes with HMRC.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"David Pickstone is very solid and a good guy. He has great interpersonal skills; he is a nice person and good with his clients, with a good bedside manner."
"David Pickstone is very solid and a good guy. He has great interpersonal skills; he is a nice person and good with his clients, with a good bedside manner."