Matthew
Greene
Partner
Tax Litigation and Resolution
+44 (0)20 7903 7982
Matthew specialises in resolving complex tax disputes across all the main UK taxes. He has over 15 years’ experience acting for corporate and individual clients in high-value disputes with HMRC, conducting litigation in the tax tribunal and higher courts and negotiating settlements with HMRC.
Expertise
Matthew’s expertise includes:
- disputes with HMRC in relation to all UK taxes
- litigation in the tax tribunal and higher courts
- alternative dispute resolution and mediation
- judicial review actions against HMRC
- managing group litigation claims against HMRC
Career
Before joining Stewarts, Matthew worked in the specialist tax disputes teams at RPC and PwC before helping set up a new tax disputes service line at Osborne Clarke.
External Publications
- ‘HMRC’s assessment powers: key considerations‘, Tax Journal, 7 February 2024
- ‘The Secret Taxpayer: Privacy Direction Overturned in CRC v The Taxpayer’ , Taxation, 29 January 2024
- The uncertainty of tiered partnerships – expert analysis of UK case law | International Tax Review International Tax Review, 29th November 2023
- Lead cases in the tax tribunal: the rule 18 procedure Tax Journal, 18 October 2023
- Taxing commodities: reforming the VAT Terminal Markets Order (taxjournal.com) Tax Journal, 7 September 2023
- UK Tribunal Clarifies ‘Exceptional Circumstances’ Residence Test Bloomberg Tax, 5 September 2023
- HMRC’s LSS manual Tax Journal, 1 March 2023
- Agencies and PSCs: a question of contract? Tax Journal, 8 September 2022
- Legal professional privilege in a tax context Tax Journal, 9 September 2021
Experience
Matthew’s recent work includes agreed settlement on major transfer pricing and intra-group financing disputes, successful appeals against CGT on business disposals and resolving complex VAT disputes affecting a range of Fintech companies. Other experience includes advising clients on PAYE/NIC disputes, judicial review actions against HMRC and tax penalty assessments.
Accreditations and Memberships
Solicitor, England and Wales
Personal
Matthew enjoys hiking in the UK countryside and pub quizzes.
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