Erica Rees

Executive Administration London

Biography

Erica Rees is counsel in the London office of Weil and specialises in corporate tax. Erica advises on all aspects of corporate tax, including private equity transactions, tax litigation and equity incentive arrangements. Her principal area of expertise is finance, and Erica regularly advises a broad range of clients regarding the tax aspects of financing large-scale private equity and corporate transactions.

Practice Areas

Admissions

England & Wales (Solicitor)

Education

Dartmouth College (B.A., 2002)
College of Law, London (LPC, 2009)

Latest Thinking, Firm News & Announcements

Latest Thinking

Spring Budget 2023: Tax Update Blog Post — Tax Blog — By Jenny Doak, Aron Joy, Oliver Walker, Erica Rees, Kevin Donegan and Akash Mehta — March 15, 2023
On 15 March 2023, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered his Spring Budget, declaring that this would be a budget focussed on growth ...
Reform to UK VAT treatment of fund management: consultation published Blog Post — Tax Blog — By Aron Joy, Marc Schubert, Daniella Abel and Erica Rees — December 16, 2022

On 9 December 2022, the UK government launched a consultation setting out its proposed reforms of the UK VAT treatment of fund management. The full consultation can be found here. The consultation is the long awaited follow up to Budget 2020 in which a wide-ranging review of the UK’s funds regime, covering both tax and

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Mandatory Disclosure Rules: UK Government Publishes Consultation Response Blog Post — Tax Blog — By Jenny Doak and Erica Rees — November 28, 2022
On 24 November 2022, the UK government published a much anticipated response to its consultation on the implementation of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) model Mandatory Disclosure Rules (MDR), which had been published (together with draft regulations) on 30 November 2021. ...
Contractual Claim Notifications – Practical Considerations arising from Dodika and TP ICAP Blog Post — Tax Blog — By Oliver Walker, Enda Kerin and Erica Rees — November 21, 2022
A recent decision of the High Court, TP ICAP Limited v Nex Group Limited [2022] EWHC 2700 (Comm) (“TP ICAP”), has underscored the importance of the drafting of, and compliance with, contractual notice provisions in a sale and purchase agreement. ...
Autumn Statement 2022: Tax Update Blog Post — Tax Blog — By Oliver Walker, Jenny Doak, Aron Joy, Erica Rees and Eithne Bloice-Sanders — November 18, 2022
On 17 November 2022, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered his Autumn Statement, highlighting the government’s priorities of stability, growth and public services and remarking that the “path to growth” requires difficult decisions. Having already reversed many of the changes introduced by his immediate predecessor, Kwasi Kwarteng, in the short-lived September Mini Budget and Growth Plan 2022, the Chancellor has now announced further steps aimed at “delivering fiscal sustainability” and restoring the public’s confidence “at a time of significant economic challenge for the UK and the global economy”. ...