About Haydn:
Haydn is a dual-qualified solicitor and chartered accountant with over 2 years' experience. He is recognised as a leading individual in Legal 500 and recommended in Chambers for his commercial and practical tax advice.Get expert guidance on all aspects of tax law
Tax affects all commercial businesses and transactions. It's often one of the largest individual costs of a transaction but isn't always managed to the same extent or degree as a lot of the other costs.
This is partly due to the complexity of the constantly evolving UK tax system. Technical and complex legislation, combined with time constraints and individual circumstances, can often mean that a proper consideration and review of the tax consequences is left until late on, or even after a transaction has completed, when the options to mitigate any adverse tax impacts may be limited.
Testimonials
-
They are extremely adept and can manage nuances around early stage finance deals. They don't just deal with the issue, they take hold of the full legal aspect when required.
Chambers & Partners 2026 -
Their strengths are their knowledge, research and attention to detail. They left absolutely no stone unturned.
Chambers & Partners 2026 -
They go above and beyond in making sure that the clients know what's going on and they retain a very good relationship with them.
Chambers & Partners 2026 -
Worked with the Corporate team at Weightmans for a long time now, and they continue to support us in all aspects of our business. They have a great ethos that is pragmatic and deal focused. What has set them apart for me is their understanding of the business as a whole, they are interested in our business and how it operates which allows them to give us far more valuable advice.’
Legal 500 2026 -
The firm really understands our business so our engagements with the team are seamless. We work with a really super team with excellent experience and different approaches.
Chambers 2025 -
The team provides great technical ability whilst importantly seeing things from a very practical and commercial viewpoint, seeking solutions rather than just highlighting risks.
Legal 500 2026 -
They take a commercial and pragmatic approach whilst having the technical knowledge expected of a high-quality law firm.Nothing was too much trouble for the Weightmans team and they made the complicated process simple and seamless.Weightmans offers transparency, constant updates and the feeling of a one-to-one service.The Weightmans team is technically excellent, easy to deal with and very responsive.They offer pragmatism and approachability, understanding the requirements and challenges at hand.
Chambers & Partners 2026 -
The team at Weightmans offers pragmatic and commercially sound advice. They ensure the deal outcome meets the objectives of all parties. It's a commercially savvy and wise team.
Chambers 2025 -
Weightmans understands how we work and has adapted to our way of working.
Chambers 2025 -
Weightmans understands the potential challenges that arise and explains them in simple terms. They offer solutions that are simple and executable and have very strong knowledge and experience.
Chambers 2025 -
The Weightmans team took a pragmatic approach, focusing on the commercial risk and ensuring that the client was protected appropriately.
Chambers 2025 -
Weightmans do a great job. They look after clients and always deliver. They're a proactive firm with good communication. The whole team is strong.
Chambers 2025 -
Weightmans brought a pragmatic, commercial approach supported by high technical ability.
Chambers 2025 -
Weightmans has a well-resourced team. They give quick responses and are good with clients - I can't fault their client service.
Chambers 2025 -
Their support and guidance through the process was excellent, including their knowledge of our business.
Chambers 2025
How our tax solicitors can help you
Our expert tax solicitors provide practical and commercial tax advisory and support services for individuals and businesses including advice in relation to:
- Corporate transactions (mergers, acquisitions and reorganisations)
- Employee share schemes and incentives;
- Investments and accessing investment reliefs (EIS and VCT)Â
- Property transactions (ranging from residential and commercial property investments to lease renewals and surrenders, joint ventures and development projects) including SDLT and VAT issues
- Joint ventures and public/private sector partnershipsÂ
- Shareholder disputes and tax-related professional negligence claims; and
- Employment status issues
Particular areas of specialism and expertise of our tax advisory team include:
- Advising on the design and implementation of employee share incentives;Â
- Advising on tax-efficient corporate restructurings including demergers and capital reductions;
- Providing legal transitional tax support to other professional advisers;Â
- Working with public sector bodies to provide tax-efficient models for joint ventures and collaborative operations.Â
Failing to keep pace with changes to the tax code is a key business risk that can have material financial consequences, whether through interest charges and penalties from compliance failures or by missing out on claiming tax reliefs and exemptions. Timely tax advice can generate real cost savings and provide measurable added value.
Considering the tax position and seeking advice at the outset, before the structure or terms of the transaction are agreed, greatly enhances the opportunity to save costs and manage any risks. Our tax solicitors have helped to restructure numerous transactions for clients that have delivered millions of pounds worth of tax savings and reliefs.
We understand, however, that you need commercial as well as technical advice. We cut through the complex technical language to get to the heart of the issue, discuss the relevant issues and options in plain terms and provide clear practical advice. We also help to implement transactions to ensure that the contractual documentation is drafted so as to achieve the desired effect. What we don't do is advocate the use of tax avoidance structures (that promise big savings only to result in lengthy disputes with HMRC and reputational damage down the line) or forget that tax is just one aspect of a bigger picture.
As well as offering standalone tax support and advice, we also work closely with other practice areas and advisors to provide a coordinated approach. For example, on the sale by an individual of shares in a trading company or group, it is important to also consider the inheritance tax implications and in this respect, we work closely with our Wills, Trusts and Estates team who can provide advice on inheritance tax and succession planning arrangements that will help reduce or eliminate future inheritance tax exposures.Â
We have also seen a rise in the use of family investment companies (FICs) as an alternative to discretionary trusts as a means of passing wealth to children whilst still retaining control over the relevant cash and assets.
We serve clients across the UK and internationally from our offices in Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle and Nottingham
Contact us
Location
View location
Our tax solicitors
View all experts
