Hassan Khan

Partner

Commercial Projects, Commercial Litigation and HMRC

hkhan@thekhanpartnership.com

Hassan Khan is an internationally renowned specialist in complex tax litigation and cross border fraud litigation.  He also works on international commercial projects with a tourism, property or Islamic finance specialisation.

Hassan’s acknowledged market-leading expertise in VAT and HM Revenue & Customs issues led to him being instructed to act for Bond House Systems Limited in the landmark test case against HM Revenue & Customs.   This ground-breaking case before the European Court of Justice set a precedent for over 200 further cases involving well over £1.6 billion in tax. 

Prior to setting up the firm, Hassan was Senior Lawyer of European Legal Affairs at HM Revenue & Customs Solicitor’s Office.  In 2001, he moved to the global law firm Baker & McKenzie to head their VAT and Customs practice.

In the last year he has acted on litigation matters with a combined value of around  £1.5 billion and on commercial projects (including as lead adviser to two Middle Eastern Governments) with a value of £2 billion and on a ground breaking offshore oil exploration project with field reserve estimates of 18 billion barrels. 

  • Qualified 1994
  • Founded the firm 2004 as ‘Hassan Khan & Co’
  • Noted by Chambers (2008) as a market leader in contentious tax matters; and by UK Legal Experts (2003-2008) as a leader in Customs and Tax matters


Memberships:

  • Legal Counsel to the Customs Practitioners Group Council 2002 to 2007
  • Legal Counsel to the UK Warehousing Association on Customs and Tax matters

Publications and Speaking Engagements:

  • Specialist Customs Editor to Butterworths Tolley