Philip is head of Tax at Osborne Clarke and a partner in the Corporate Tax unit. He deals with all areas of direct tax, stamp duty and VAT for business clients. He provides consultancy advice to clients and a tax support function on transactions carried out within the firm, with a bias towards property transactions.

Philip also leads the Property Tax function at Osborne Clarke. He offers a wide-ranging service advising UK and overseas companies and institutions (among others) on all taxation aspects (including VAT and stamp duty) of corporate and property matters and transactions.

On property tax matters specifically, in addition to general day-to-day tax issues arising on the management, acquisition and sale of property portfolios, he has advised on many other matters, including property finance and finance leasing transactions, joint ventures and developments. His recent work has included advising various consortia of UK and overseas clients on tax issues on the establishment and operation of joint ventures, limited partnerships and limited liability partnerships, together with the funding implications. He has also recently advised on stamp duty mitigation schemes (and all related direct tax and VAT issues); advised generally on VAT issues on property transactions and advised on the use of capital allowances and schemes to maximise value.

Philip is recognised in the Chambers and Legal 500 Directories as one of the leading individuals in corporate tax in the UK. He has worked in corporate tax since 1983 and has undertaken many corporate and property transactions in that time. Philip joined Speechly Bircham in London upon qualifying as a solicitor in 1983. He then spent four years at Slaughter and May before joining Osborne Clarke in Bristol in 1990 and becoming a partner in 1991. He is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Taxation