Growing our senior expertise
We’ve been delighted to welcome several new colleagues at senior leadership level since March.
In our tax team:
- Susie Mullin has joined as Tax Transactions Partner
- Sehjal Gupta has joined as Private Client Tax Partner
- Luigi Lungarella has joined as VAT Partner
- Stephen Baker has joined as Employment Taxes Director
Each brings decades of specialist experience, adding to our extensive tax advisory service.
Susie took part in a webinar this week, and you’ll have an opportunity to hear from Stephen in a webinar happening soon. You can find details below.
Juliet Shaw has joined us as Chief Growth Officer. An expert in business development, Juliet is working with colleagues across BKL to expand our services and support more clients in the moments that matter.
We’re also proud to announce two internal promotions to director:
- Sam Inkersole is now Corporate Tax Director
- Fabio Riccio has become Advance Business Services Director
Sam and Fabio both joined BKL as trainees and now help to lead their teams, while providing high-level guidance to clients.
Meet our new partners & directors
Tax services at BKL
Business services at BKL
Our financial services & audit webinar
To explain the impact of the Financial Conduct Authority’s CASS 15 rules, and the statutory audit requirements affecting groups of companies that contain an e-money institution, we hosted a webinar on 21 May.
Alisha O’Donovan, our leading specialist in the CASS rules and fintech audits, teamed up with Innovate Finance to explain the regulations.
Watch the recording
Financial services support at BKL
CFPro join LSEG Marketplace
CFPro, our team of commercial finance and governance specialists, are now members of LSEG Marketplace. LSEG offer customers seamless access to global financial markets across the trading lifecycle.
For insights into how CFPro support high-growth businesses through deals and IPOs, read CFPro’s LSEG profile or watch the team’s interview with LSEG.
Fractional CFO services at CFPro and BKL
Our webinar with LSEG
On 22 May, we teamed up with LSEG and Travers Smith solicitors to cover tax structuring and exit strategies for growing businesses.
Susie Mullin from BKL shares her experience advising entrepreneurs on exit transactions and tax.
Watch the recording
Our employment taxes webinar on 10 June
The tax and regulatory landscape for UK employers is changing rapidly. To help you understand the changes and how to guide your business through them, we’ll be hosting a webinar on Tuesday 10 June at 1:00pm (UK time).
Stephen Baker and our employment taxes team will be joined by Sophie Clarke, Partner and employment law specialist at EMW Law. This means we’ll be able to cover a spectrum of topics: from end-of-year compliance and salary sacrifice planning to HMRC focuses and employment law trends.
Tuesday 10 June
1:00pm – 2:00pm (UK time)
Book your place
Identity verification: helping your business to prepare
Companies House have launched a new voluntary service for identity verification (IDV). It’s set to become a mandatory requirement from Autumn 2025.
Our article explains the changes, what IDV means for business and how we help you prepare.
Learn more about IDV
Company secretarial services at BKL
Podcast: Property accounting, tax and market trends
Jake Lew, our Head of Property & Construction, was a guest on The Business of Property podcast this month.
With practical insights for property investors and landlords, Jake discussed the range of challenges that he and our property specialists are helping clients to navigate, from tax structuring to sustainability requirements.
