Joseph Hage Aaronson LLP’s (JHA’s) contentious tax team has contributed to the recently released Chambers & Partners Corporate Tax guide 2019. This highly regarded publication provides expert legal commentary on key issues and is considered one of the most comprehensive guides to this area of law for businesses worldwide.
As the only firm ranked as band one in the UK for Tax: Contentious expertise by Chambers, JHA is delighted to have contributed to this internationally renowned guide. JHA’s chapter includes sections on: the taxation of inbound investments; the taxation of non-local corporations; the taxation of foreign income of local corporations; anti-avoidance and BEPS, among other key features of UK corporate tax law.
JHA’s contentious tax team uniquely brings together in one firm specialist tax QCs, experienced tax disputes solicitors, and forensic accountants. The team’s close client relationships enables it to be involved in some of the most high-value and complex corporate tax related cases. JHA’s selection as the sole UK contributor to this guide, as well as the top tier rankings achieved by the firm every year since its inception in both the Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 directories, are testament to its practitioners talent and experience as well as its uniquely integrated approach.
The chapter can be found here on the Chambers website.
Joseph Hage Aaronson LLP’s (JHA’s) contentious tax team has achieved the highest possible rankings in both the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners UK guides.
These legal directories are the most highly regarded guides to the legal market in the UK and internationally due to their rigorous independent research process, which includes client and peer feedback.
This is the fifth consecutive year JHA has achieved these rankings, meaning that the firm has not left the top tier for contentious tax since its inception in 2013. JHA is the first firm to ever have gained this accolade of longevity in this practice area.
In the Chambers UK guide JHA is once again the only firm rated as band one in the UK for Tax: Contentious expertise. Chambers says “The firm’s technical ability is second to none and they look to achieve practical results for clients”. The team is praised for its “outstanding service” and described as “excellent, hard-working and easy to work with.” JHA also achieves four individual rankings with Graham Aaronson QC, Paul Farmer and Simon Whitehead ranked in band one and partner Michael Anderson recognised in band two.
The Legal 500 UK ranks JHA as a top tier firm for tax litigation and investigations. The guide highlights the firm’s “dominant position in the UK tax disputes market” enabled by its “concentration of ‘star individuals’.” Seven JHA lawyers are highlighted with Graham Aaronson QC and Simon Whitehead selected for the exclusive leading individuals list. JHA is the only firm have two individuals recognised here.
JHA’s continued success in both guides is testament to the firm’s dominance in the contentious tax space. Despite only recently celebrating its fifth birthday the firm is out performing long-established international heavyweights.
Founder partner Graham Aaronson QC commented, “Our close client relationships enable us to be involved in some of the most high-value and complex cases in contentious tax. Our rankings are testament to our uniquely integrated approach, which brings together the most relevant and experienced solicitors and barristers to set the case strategy that best meets each client’s needs. We then pursue that strategy with a carefully chosen team of lawyers and, where appropriate, forensic accountants.”
Founded in 2013, JHA has a multidisciplinary team of barristers, solicitors, forensic accountants, researchers and paralegals. The firm works to deliver the best results for clients, whether through a litigation, arbitration, mediation or settlement process.
View the full commentary on our team and lawyers by Chambers UK here and the Legal 500 UK here.
Ray McCann, Partner at Joseph Hage Aaronson and Deputy President, Chartered Institute of Taxation, gave evidence on the tax measures contained in the November 2017 Budget to the Treasury Select Committee on 5 December 2017.
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The European Commission has published EU proposals for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the EU and the US.
According to the Commision press release, these are specific proposals for legal text, setting out binding commitments which the EU would like to see in the parts of the agreement covering regulatory and rules issues. The proposals cover competition, food safety and animal and plant health, customs issues, technical barriers to trade, small and medium-sized enterprises, and government-to-government dispute settlement.
European Commission publishes TTIP legal texts as part of transparency initiative
As of 10 January 2015 the amended Brussels I Regulation will come into force. It will render cross-border judgments automatically enforceable across the EU.
An enforceable judgment in civil and commercial matters in one Member State will be automatically enforceable anywhere in the EU. This amendment puts an end to the exequatur procedure.
Cutting red tape: Savings of up to €48 million thanks to new rules for cross-border judgments
The Protocol and Interpretative Protocol between the UK and Canada, which were signed in London on 21 July 2014, entered into force on 18 December 2014.
The treaty will take effect as follows:
In the United Kingdom in respect of:
In Canada in respect of:
Canada: Entry into force of the 2014 Protocols to the 1978 Double Taxation Convention (as amended)
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On 10 January 2015 the EU published a Notice in the Official Journal to the effect that the Council intends to renew the restrictive measures against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Tunisia.
The persons concerned may submit a request to the Council to obtain the information that relates to them before 15 January 2015.
The new China International Economic Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) Rules came into effect on 1 January 2015, and apply to arbitrations commenced on or after that date.
Notable amendments include a revised procedure for the appointment of emergency arbitrators, a mechanism for a claimant to commence a single arbitration where the dispute arises from multiple contracts, and special provisions for arbitrations administered by the CIETAC Arbitration Centre in Hong Kong.
