Michael Anderson | Partner

+44 (0)20 7851 8888 MAnderson@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

Michael has been a partner JHA since its inception. He has more than 20 years of litigation experience and for much of that time his practice has focused on tax disputes. He has experience in dealing with enquiries and investigations, and of running litigation at all levels of the United Kingdom’s Tax Tribunals, domestic courts and European Courts. 

In addition, Michael advises on a wide variety of commercial and intellectual property disputes, often for clients in the creative industries.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales, 1997

EDUCATION

College of Law – LPC

University of Cambridge – BA

RECOMMENDATIONS

Michael has received numerous recommendations. The Legal 500 UK has recognised Michael from 2009 to the present, alongside the tier one ranking accorded to JHA’s contentious tax team, since the firm’s inception in 2013. He has been a top ranked partner in Chambers UK for Contentious Tax from 2008 to the present. The most recent edition says Michael is ‘noted for his expertise in high-value tax disputes. He has a wealth of experience in international tax disputes and is adept at handling matters in non-UK jurisdictions.’

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