Specialist UK and international tax advisory, led by a Tax Barrister.
Strategic tax counsel for private clients, business owners, trustees and internationally mobile individuals — drawing on more than thirty years of Big 4, mid-market and industry experience.
A specialist practice, led by a Tax Barrister.
We advise where the question is too specialist, too contentious, or too material to resolve within existing adviser relationships.
W.E. Henley Services is a specialist tax advisory firm led by a Tax Barrister with over thirty years of professional experience across Big 4 practice, mid-market advisory work and industry.
We advise private clients, business owners, trustees and internationally mobile individuals on complex and contentious tax matters. Our work ranges from strategic structuring and legacy planning through to HMRC enquiry support and Tax Tribunal representation.
We work discreetly alongside clients' existing advisers, and — where a matter requires it — through our own trusted network of accountants and lawyers.
Five specialist areas.
Private Client & Corporate Tax
Corporate tax restructuring, protection of intellectual property, Family Investment Companies (FICs), evidence-led partnership incorporation, trust creation, and Capital Gains Tax and Inheritance Tax legacy planning for businesses and individuals.
SDLT Planning & Recovery
Stamp Duty Land Tax advice on personal and corporate residential and commercial acquisitions, including seeking refunds and rebates from HMRC up to four years retrospectively, and second opinions on third-party promoted schemes.
International Private Client Tax
Non-UK tax residence planning, advice on the new long-term non-residence regime (and the legacy non-dom implications), non-resident CGT, onshore and offshore trust and foundation structures, and global mobility income tax — together with analysis of the effect of Double Tax Agreements.
Tax Enquiries & Investigations
Support across all taxes, including COP8 and COP9 investigations. We work collaboratively with HMRC to achieve settlement agreements, including matters engaging the revised Loan Charge provisions.
Tax Tribunal Appeals
Case management, strategy and representation in First-tier Tax Tribunal appeals, with rigorous evidential preparation throughout.
A comprehensive schedule.
The full range of tax advisory services provided by W.E. Henley Services, together with its network of professional associates, includes:
| Property | SDLT advice on commercial and residential structured deals; retrospective rebate claims on higher-rate transactions and Multiple Dwellings Relief (up to four years); SDLT litigation, case management and second opinions on promoted schemes. |
| Private Client & Wealth | IHT review and legacy planning; CGT planning; trust creation and administration support; FICs; school fee planning for minors and young adults. |
| Corporate & Transactional | Corporate tax restructuring; s.162 TCGA 1992 incorporation planning; mixed partnership planning; protection of intellectual property; evidence-led R&D tax credit claims (including justification of historical claims). |
| International | Statutory residence advice; non-dom tax advice and domicile status challenges with HMRC; long-term non-residence planning; non-resident CGT; offshore trusts and foundations; Double Tax Agreement analysis. |
| Disputes | COP8 and COP9 investigation support; tax enquiries across all taxes; Loan Charge matters; Tax Tribunal appeals and representation. |
| Indirect & Other | VAT and customs duty; sounding-board advice to professional groups on private client tax compliance. |
Calm, evidence-led representation.
Facing an HMRC enquiry or investigation?
Early, well-structured advice can make a substantial difference. We support clients through COP8 and COP9 matters, enquiries into historical planning, domicile challenges, SDLT disputes and Tax Tribunal proceedings — with the calm, evidence-led preparation these matters require.
Speak to Tajinder Bhalla in confidence →When HMRC scrutiny has already begun, the priority is to protect the client's position and move methodically toward a sensible resolution.
Our disputes work is evidence-led, technically rigorous, and written to withstand scrutiny — whether from HMRC, from a tribunal, or from a counterparty's advisers on a transaction. We take on matters at any stage, from the first enquiry letter through to tribunal hearing.
We also accept instructions to provide second opinions on advice received elsewhere, particularly where the client is concerned that earlier planning may be vulnerable to challenge.
Why W.E. Henley Services.
Senior experience
Every matter is led by a Tax Barrister with more than thirty years across Big 4, mid-market and in-house environments.
Technical depth
The firm takes on matters where technical accuracy, careful analysis and evidential support are essential to the outcome.
Commercial clarity
Advice is written to be understood and acted upon — not to impress.
Joined-up support
Where a matter needs it, we coordinate with a trusted network of accountants and lawyers, or alongside the client's own advisers.
Discretion
Clients receive senior-level attention on matters that are often sensitive, time-critical and high-value.
Get in touch.
For enquiries on private client tax, SDLT, international tax matters, HMRC investigations or Tax Tribunal support, please get in touch.