Helen McGhee | Partner

+44 (0)20 7851 8888 HMcGhee@jha.comLondon solicitors & barristers specialising in tax litigation, HMRC tax disputes, HMRC tax appeal, HMRC tax tribunal and HMRC tax penalty appeal.
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London solicitors & barristers specialising in tax litigation, HMRC tax disputes, HMRC tax appeal, HMRC tax tribunal and HMRC tax penalty appeal.

PROFILE

Helen is a Partner in the Joseph Hage Aaronson contentious tax team specialising in UK and international tax disputes. She is a Solicitor and Chartered Tax Adviser, a member of the Society of Tax and Estate Practitioners and is a CEDR accredited mediator. She has recently been included in the City Wealth Leaders List Top 100 Private Client lawyers, is included in the Private Client Global Elite Directory 2023 and appears the Tatler Address Book 2023. Helen writes prolifically for numerous tax publications and is an active committee member at the Chartered Institute of Tax and the Worshipful Company of Tax Advisers.

Helen advises both individuals and corporates either engaged directly or as a consultant to an extensive network of professional firms and financial institutions who repeatedly call upon her expertise.

Helen has trained under both Ray McCann and also Peter Vaines when she was the lead associate in R (on the application of Gaines-Cooper) v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs. She has successfully run numerous residence and domicile cases but will also turn her hand to a wide variety of contentious and advisory tax matters. Helen is an industry leading specialist at running highly technical COP9 investigations where she has a proven track record of successfully negotiating very favourable settlements.

Helen frequently writes for Tax Adviser, Tax Journal and other tax publications. She also edits chapters for the acclaimed Bloomsbury Professional publication Revenue Law: Principles and Practice.

Clients say of her:

Her judgement is razor sharp. Under immense time pressure and navigating complex rules, she speedily formed her opinion, liaised with hostile opposition, and closed the deal in a smart and flexible manner.

The advice Helen provided me with on my technical international tax issues was unbelievably thorough. It put my mind at rest that she did not leave any stone unturned. HMRC interviews were never stressful as Helen was always completely in control.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales, 2009

Chartered Tax Adviser, 2012

Society of Trusts and Estates Practitioner, 2015

CEDR Accredited Mediator, 2016

EDUCATION

Cardiff Law School – LPC (Distinction)

University of Maastricht – International Law and European Contract Law

University of Reading – LLB

AWARDS

McGhee, Helen

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