Biography:

Gill is a compelling seminar, in house and conference speaker with a strong gift for making topics in private client practice practical, engaging, authoritative and informative.

Gill works as a consultant and trainer with a number of large and small legal firms. She ran her own practice providing a consultancy service to practitioners on issues concerning Wills, Probate, Trusts and Tax between 1996-2013.

In 2000 Gill set up LawSkills Ltd offering technical and skills training for the Private Client Practitioner complemented by a dedicated and active website www.lawskills.co.uk.

Gill is author of The Law Society's Trust Practitioner's Handbook, Consultant editor for Tolley's IHT & Trusts & Estates online service, a solicitor with an MBA in Legal Practice Management and a consultant with Blake Morgan.  She is also a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) UK Practice Committee and the Association of Taxation Technicians.

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Susanna Vickers is a licensed Lawyer in Portugal, and a member of the Portuguese Bar Association, holding a LLB (Bachelors degree) in Law from the Nova University of Lisbon, as well as an LLM (Masters degree) in Litigation and Arbitration from the same University, As a bilingual dual national of Portugal and the UK, she has specialised in assisting foreign companies and individuals with relocation to Portugal for several years, using the experience gained from her work at law firms, including Alves Botelho Varela & Associados - Sociedade de Advogados, SP, R.L., commonly known as ABV Advogados.

Susanna was one of the authors of the Portugal country guide in Tolley’s Global Mobility/Employment Taxes.

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Barbara trained as a lawyer with top-tier firms in Brazil, gaining over 15 years of experience in tax law, with deep expertise in both national and international taxation. As the Head of the Tax Department at Andersen Ballão Advocacia, she leads a team of professionals advising on a wide range of tax matters, including corporate taxes, national and cross-border transactions, VAT, and tax disputes.

Barbara specialises in tax planning, M&A transactions, consultancy, and resolving complex tax litigation, with extensive experience advising multinational companies, individuals, and various industries, including technology, retail, oil and gas, and finance. Her expertise extends to key areas such as international tax structuring, transfer pricing, direct and indirect taxation, helping clients navigate the complex Brazilian tax system.

She holds bachelor's degrees in Law from UNICURITIBA and in Accounting Science from the Federal University of Paraná. Barbara also obtained a Master of Laws (LLM) in Domestic Taxation from the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), and an LLM in International Tax Law, with distinction, from Queen Mary University of London. In recognition of her academic achievements, she was awarded the prestigious Chevening Scholarship for 2022/23.

In addition to her legal practice, Barbara is a published author and a frequent speaker at national and international conferences. Her articles have been featured in renowned tax publications, and she regularly delivers lectures and workshops on taxation in leading post-graduate programs in Brazil.

Barbara is recognised for her technical excellence and strategic thinking, having contributed to innovative solutions in major tax disputes and cross-border tax planning. She has played a significant role in fostering tax debate and education, serving as a mentor and role model for young professionals in the tax law field.

To contact Barbara, please email: barbara.neves@andersenballao.com.br / barbaradasneves@gmail.com or call +55 41 3221-7777.

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Steve is a private client tax director with PKF Francis Clark, with over 25 years' experience in advising private clients on wide range of tax matters.

Steve has a particular focus on advising property owners as well as on capital gains tax and inheritance tax planning, complex tax compliance for individuals and trusts, residency matters and stamp duty land tax.

Steve has presented at a number of events including for property investors, furnished holiday letting operators and solicitors. He has contributed to a number of specialist tax publications including Tolley's Capital Gains Tax Planning.

Steve is a member of the ATT (Fellow) and CIOT.

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John Holland is a Stock Market expert with over 25 years’ experience advising companies about stock market flotation in the UK. His focus is steering companies through the flotation and fundraising process on AIM (The Alternative Investment Market), The London Stock Exchanges Main Market (Standard and Premium sectors), and other UK stock markets such as Aquis. He is a regular author on UK stock market flotation related subjects and has chaired or presented over 70 conferences and seminars about stock market topics in the UK and overseas.

John is Managing Director of Holland Bendelow, the UK’s longest established stock market flotation consultants. The firm specialises in taking companies from feasibility stage through to a successful flotation. Holland Bendelow’s clients range in size from early stage growth companies to large global brands valued at £1b plus. The firm advises on pre-IPO fundraisings, IPO fundraisings, Cash Shell transactions (reverse takeovers), enhancing company valuation, stock market regulation, effective investor relation strategies and other flotation related areas.

Prior to Holland Bendelow, John held senior roles at The London Stock Exchange, including Head of UK regional operations, with responsibility for the AIM Stock Market and The Main Market. He was heavily involved in the growth of AIM from its inception to becoming established as the world’s most successful growth market. John also led The London Stock Exchange’s Regional Advisory Groups, who play a key role in formulating future stock market strategies.

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Giovanny Téllez Cano is a tax professional with more than 10 years’ experience in the sector. A lawyer and graduate from the University of Antioquia, Giovanny also holds a masters in financial and tax law from the Complutense University of Madrid and a specialist qualification in international tax management from EAFIT University in Colombia.

Giovanny is a business adviser on all issues related to international exchange regime, tax law, international taxation and customs law, and lectures as a university professor at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.

He is the author of the Colombia country guide in Tolley’s Global Mobility / Employment Taxes.

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Emma Haley is a senior associate solicitor at leading private client firm, Boodle Hatfield LLP, renowned for providing first-class and practical legal advice to wealthy clients around the world.

Emma has many years experience in dealing with all aspects of wills, probate, capital taxation and succession planning as well as UK and offshore trusts. Emma currently heads up a technical know-how team and is a regular writer and lecturer on estate planning and inheritance tax and also a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.

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Heleen Broer is specialising in Dutch and international tax law, Heleen focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, and corporate reorganisations. She advises a wide range of private clients, including listed, Dutch, international and multinational companies, on a broad range of complex cross-border tax matters, including value added tax and wage tax matters.

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Patricia Jackson is Of Counsel and Chair of the Tax Practice Group at Higgs & Johnson. She is also a member of the Litigation and Government & Regulatory Affairs practice groups of the firm. With over 20 years of experience as an attorney, 15 of which as tax counsel, she possesses a comprehensive knowledge of the tax legislative framework. Patricia advises clients on a broad range of tax matters, including Domestic Minimum Top-Up Tax and other international tax matters, complex VAT and corporate tax issues and tax considerations in mergers, acquisitions and reorganizations. Patricia also represents clients in tax disputes against the tax authority.

Having served as a senior tax advisor to the Government, Patricia has been instrumental in the drafting of various tax legislation in The Bahamas. She has provided legal counsel on tax audits and investigations and successfully litigated cases involving a wide array of tax issues in The Bahamas and Jamaica.

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Edd leads the indirect tax content team of Tolley. Edd and his team are responsible for a wide-range of indirect tax resources, including De Voil Indirect Tax Service, Tolley's VAT handbook and TolleyGuidance. Edd is a chartered accountant and chartered tax adviser with over a decade of experience in VAT and finance.

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Andy advises on all aspects of employment law, with particular expertise in advising companies on large scale workforce issues such as changing the terms of their pension arrangements for staff, reorganisations, changes to terms and conditions and TUPE transfers/outsourcing arrangements. He also has substantial experience of Tribunal work and negotiating severance packages with (and for) senior executives, as well as dealing with other contentious issues such as breach of confidentiality, team moves and post-termination restrictions.

In addition, Andy regularly advises on the employment and pensions aspects of corporate transactions, such as sales and purchases of businesses, group restructuring exercises and funding investment projects. He also presents seminars and delivers tailored training sessions to clients, as well as writing for a variety of publications.

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Irfan  is a Tax Partner in the London Real Estate tax team at RSM Tax and Advisory Services LLP. He advises both Shariah compliant and conventional real estate investors and fund managers on all aspects of tax structuring of funds and UK and pan-European real estate transactions and strategies across commercial, retail, residential, logistics, hotels, and student accommodation properties.

Over the years he has led and advised on numerous high profile real estate transactions as well as acquisition of real estate related distressed loan portfolios and loan work out strategies for distressed debt funds.

Irfan contr0ibutes to Tolley's International Tax Planning.

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Nicole started her career working in the tax division at Ernst & Young, where she passed her ACA and CTA (ATII) examinations.

Nicole enjoyed studying so much she thought it might be ‘fun’ to experience a career at the front of the classroom and joined BPP as a tax tutor in 2000. She loves the challenge of breaking down a complex concept and explaining it in understandable terms.

At BPP Nicole taught tax papers for all accountancy qualifications as well as for ATT and CTA. She also produced teaching material for tax courses.

Nicole was responsible for managing relationships with key tax courses’ clients and in particular designing, managing and teaching on bespoke client courses.

As well as having extensive experience delivering face to face courses, Nicole has much experience of teaching online live courses, pioneering the use of interactive tools to engage students in remote study.

Nicole joined Tolley Exam Training in 2017 and teaches mainly in our London centre. She is also subject manager for ATT Paper 1 and CTA APS Individuals and as such is involved in the updating of material for these papers and giving exam feedback. Nicole has also written a number of articles for Taxation magazine.

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James Kessler KC is particularly interested in taxation of foreign domiciliaries, offshore entities of all kinds, and trusts, wills and charities. Other interests include prosecution of tax crime in complex cases, particularly along the avoidance/evasion faultline, and freedom of information.

James has practiced as a barrister since 1985 and was appointed QC in 2003. He is also a member of the Bar of Northern Ireland.

He is in Band 1 in Chambers Directory in the Private Client Tax category, with a reference to "acumen and remarkable thoroughness of thought".

James is one of the founders of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, for whom he drafted the STEP Standard Provisions, and a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation.

James has received the Geoffrey Shindler Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Profession (STEP Private Client Awards, 2011).

James is a contributor to Tolley’s Tax Planning title.

Biography:

Ian is a knowledge counsel in the tax department at Travers Smith. He has a particular focus on tax issues relating to the asset management sector. Ian regularly writes articles for tax publications. Ian contributes to Tolley's Tax Planning.

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Justine Riccomini is head of tax (employment & devolved), ICAS. She joined the ICAS tax department in November 2016. Prior to this, Justine specialised in employment taxation and strategic HR projects, with the last five years spent running her own consulting business in conjunction with two projects as a senior policy advisor at the Office of Tax Simplification. Her 19 years in practice was preceded by ten years at HMRC.

Email: jriccomini@icas.com.

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Florentina Susnea is a PKF Finconta partner, with over 26 years of experience in the tax field, collaborating with a large number of clients in various fields of activity.

Her professional experience includes: statutory audit and IFRS, tax consulting, tax residency issues, financial and tax restructuring, documentation and Transfer Pricing policies, mergers and divisions, judicial, accounting and tax expertise, procurement due diligence.

She collaborates with other members of PKF International Limited companies to provide a more holistic approach to advising on cross-border customer taxation.

She is an accredited member of the following professional organizations: Chamber of Fiscal Consultants, Chamber of Financial Auditors of Romania, Chamber of Experts and Certified Accountants of Romania.

She also has a PhD in economics and has attended numerous national and international courses in the field of taxation.

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Ibrahim Jabri is a Tax Policy Adviser and Trainer at PwC Middle East and PwC Academy, with over nine years of experience in tax, finance, and academia. He specialises in tax policies, UAE corporate tax, and transfer pricing, advising government authorities across the GCC on policy development and implementation.

Ibrahim holds three bachelor’s degrees and four master’s degrees, including a Master’s in Tax Law and a Master’s in Data Analytics from Erasmus University Rotterdam, as well as a Master’s in Engineering from the University of Technology Delft.

As an academic, Ibrahim has lectured at leading universities in the Netherlands, including Erasmus University Rotterdam and the University of Amsterdam. In the UAE alone, he has trained over 2,000 professionals through various tax training programmes, such as the UAE Corporate Tax Diploma and Transfer Pricing Diploma. In addition to his advisory and teaching roles, Ibrahim conducts research on the application of artificial intelligence within the Dutch judicial system.