Expertise

Jordan has experience working on some of the most complex group actions of recent years, including Eclipse, Invicta 43, and Ingenious. He also has worked on a wide range of high-profile and high-value disputes before the Tax Tribunals and High Court. Jordan has therefore acted on behalf of a variety of clients, from high-net-worth individuals to multinational corporations.

Experience

  • Acting for Tayto Group Limited in a Tribunal appeal in relation to the deductibility of goodwill and group relief.
  • Acting for FCC Recycling (UK) Limited and Singleton Birch Limited in a landfill tax appeal.
  • Eclipse Litigation: acting for 177 claimants bringing claims against HSBC in relation to their investments in the Eclipse film finance scheme, including for misrepresentation and unlawful means conspiracy. Listed in The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases of 2024.
  • Peacock & Canaccord: acting for 110 claimants in jointly managed professional negligence claims in respect of their investments in three failed tax advantaged schemes.
  • Ingenious Litigation: acting for nearly 500 claimants bringing claims in fraudulent misrepresentation, conspiracy and negligence against various parties, arising from investments in tax-efficient investment vehicles focused on films and video games. Listed in The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases of 2018 and 2022.

Career

Jordan read Geography at undergraduate level, followed by an accelerated law degree at Queen Mary, University of London. He went on to complete the BPTC and joined Stewarts shortly thereafter.

Publications and Media

Jordan has written for specialist publications including Tax Journal and Taxation. He also contributes to the Stewarts Tax Newsletter. His most recent co-authored publications include:

  • ‘Penalty Appeals: Shedding Light on Abuse of Process’, Tax Journal
  • ‘Garden or Grounds – The SDLT Definition of Residential Property’, Key Haven Tax Planning Review
  • ‘Curtains for HMRC’s blind policy’, Taxation (discussing builder’s block VAT recovery following Wickford Development Co Ltd v HMRC [2020] UKFTT 387)