Our latest work
Our advisers act on domestic and international matters of all shapes and sizes, working with many of the leading names in the market. Browse our experience below, or use the filters to look-up recent work in particular geographies and industry sectors.
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Advised leading Premier League football club on the complex contractual extension of a global star player, including specialist employment tax advice and image rights provisions, demonstrating expertise in employment law and holistic support to the client’s HR and commercial legal teams.
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Advised a leisure and tourism organisation on compliance with National Minimum Wage requirements for workers employed across the United Kingdom.
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Chapel Down Group plc
Advised Chapel Down Group plc, one of the leading English sparkling wine producers, on its admission to AIM.
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Thomas Hopkinson, Fiona McRae, Jeffrey A
Advised Taylor Hopkinson Limited, a Glasgow-based recruitment partner to global renewable energy leaders, on its majority sale to Brunel International BV. Brunel has an option to acquire the remaining shares after three years.
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Shareholders of Central Investment Services (Scotland) Limited
Advised the shareholders of Central Investment Services (Scotland) Limited on its sale to the Ascot Lloyd group for an aggregate upfront and contingent consideration of ~£10 million. The target is a financial services business based in Aberdeen, and will form part of the Ascot Lloyd Group, the largest independent financial adviser business in the UK with over £9 billion under management, and is back by Ares Management Limited. We advised on the tax covenant as well as on the exercise of EMI options and sale of the option shares.
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Advised a municipal utility company on tax and social security compliance on marginal employment relationships.
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Advised a drilling company on international secondments of personnel on the application of German regulations regarding continued remuneration payments, parental leave and maternity protection to employees who regularly work abroad. This included advice on the planning, preparation and implementation of termination of employment relationships and on international labour lease of employees including revision of labour lease agreements.
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Advise a high profile Middle Eastern family on tax of all types including VAT, CIS, SDLT, ATED, NRLS, PAYE, NIC, CT, and structuring advice in relation to the development of a substantial residential property in London.
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Acted for investors in a film partnership in a judicial review of HMRC's issue of partner payment notices in the case of Rowe and others v HMRC [2015] EWHC 2293 (Admin). Investment in excess of £58m, losses claimed in excess of £31m.