About Waqar
Waqar is a Partner in the Dispute Resolution department, focusing on the resolution of complex tax matters.
He acts for high net worth individuals and corporate clients across all sectors in respect of HMRC disputes and investigations across the full range of taxes. This typically includes VAT disputes, employment tax matters (including ‘IR35’/off-payroll working), customs/excise duty issues, tax fraud investigations, and more recently, National Minimum Wage enquiries.
Waqar is known for his commercial approach to matters involving HMRC and has a strong track record of helping clients settle without the need for a court or tribunal hearing, particularly through the effective use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (i.e. mediation) with HMRC. He also has considerable experience in judicial reviews and group litigation orders and has led high profile matters at all levels from the Tax Tribunal through to the Supreme Court (including referrals to the Court of Justice of the European Union).
Waqar has been regularly recognised in both Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners as ‘one to watch’ and a ‘rising star’. He is also recognised as ‘recommended’ in Spear’s 2025 Tax & Trust Advisers Index. He was listed in AccountancyAge’s ’35 under 35′ in 2019 and regularly contributes to Tax Journal, Taxation, and other similar publications. Waqar is also the annual webinar presenter of the key tax cases of the year for Lexis and an active member of the VAT Practitioners Group. Waqar is a qualified member of the Association of Tax Technicians (ATT).
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