UK law firm Harbottle & Lewis has expanded its tax and private client offering with tax investigation and disputes specialist Gary Ashford joining as a partner. Mr Ashford joined the firm on 3 November from boutique financial services advisory firm Kinetic Partners.

Mr Ashford has over 25 years’ experience in the tax industry through working initially with HMRC and then with accountancy firms EY, Grant Thornton and RSM Tenon. He is a expert in serious tax investigations and large tax disputes, with particular expertise in offshore and avoidance ...