Chartergates is the country’s leading tax, VAT and employment law expert.  Chartergates specialises in technical, advisory and contentious work, including, employment status, IR35, umbrella company compliance, HMRC enquiries, HMRC penalties, CITB levy, the cancellation of gross payment status and all areas of employment law.

Matthew is a senior associate in Fieldfisher's Dispute Resolution Group, specialising in contentious tax matters. He has broad experience advising on a range of direct and indirect taxation disputes and works with all industry sectors, and both companies and private individuals. He has particular expertise advising on employment taxation issues, including IR35, and property taxation issues, including SDLT and Business Rates. 

Gareth Wilcox is a Partner and Licensed Insolvency Practitioner with Opus Restructuring & Insolvency.  As well as heading up Opus’ Birmingham office, he oversees the solvent restructuring team and has significant experience in this area

Hannah is a Senior Associate Solicitor in the employment team at Brabners. She qualified as a solicitor in 2016, having trained at Brabners since 2014, and has been advising contractors, recruiters and end-hirers throughout that time. Hannah is part of Brabners’ specialist recruitment sector team which provides advice on issues affecting contractors and recruiters as well as advising on matters including umbrella arrangements, the Agency Worker Regulations and NMW investigations.

Emily Coltman FCA, chief accountant of FreeAgent, is a graduate of the University of Cambridge. She has been working with small businesses since the year 2000 and is passionate about helping their owners lose their fear of "the numbers" and the taxman. She is the author of three e-books, "Refreshingly Simple Finance for Small Business", "Micro Multinationals", and "Very Awkward Tax"."

Hannah is a Senior Associate Solicitor in the employment team at Brabners. She qualified as a solicitor in 2016, having trained at Brabners since 2014, and has been advising contractors, recruiters and end-hirers throughout that time. Hannah is part of Brabners’ specialist recruitment sector team which provides advice on issues affecting contractors and recruiters as well as advising on matters including umbrella arrangements, the Agency Worker Regulations and NMW investigations.

Brabners are dedicated to making the difference for our clients. As a full-service law firm, we deliver a seamless legal service working with clients across a wide range of sectors including charity and social enterprise, healthcare, housing and regeneration, manufacturing and supply chain, real estate, recruitment, retail, technology and sport.

We have long standing client relationships and a reputation built on quality, integrity and results. Whether supporting routine legal needs or complex, business critical projects – we are here for our clients when it matters most.

Brabners are dedicated to making the difference for our clients. As a full-service law firm, we deliver a seamless legal service working with clients across a wide range of sectors including charity and social enterprise, healthcare, housing and regeneration, manufacturing and supply chain, real estate, recruitment, retail, technology and sport.

We have long standing client relationships and a reputation built on quality, integrity and results. Whether supporting routine legal needs or complex, business critical projects – we are here for our clients when it matters most.

Hannah is a Senior Associate Solicitor in the employment team at Brabners. She qualified as a solicitor in 2016, having trained at Brabners since 2014, and has been advising contractors, recruiters and end-hirers throughout that time. Hannah is part of Brabners’ specialist recruitment sector team which provides advice on issues affecting contractors and recruiters as well as advising on matters including umbrella arrangements, the Agency Worker Regulations and NMW investigations.

Graham is a Chartered Accountant and has run his own accountancy practice, Jenner Accountants Ltd, for over 20 years and is the MD of Nopalaver Group, which provides Umbrella company and other services to contractors. He specialises in dealing with family run businesses and contractors, supported by a strong team including 5 qualified accountants.

Chris Biggs leads Theta Financial Reporting’s IFRS, US and UK GAAP accounting advisory services and has a wide range of experience across both FS and non FS clients. He has specialised in providing clients with support in addressing complex financial reporting challenges including financial instruments, impairments and asset finance & leasing. His twenty years of experience includes the last ten years as a Director in a Big 4 firm, leading their accounting advisory support to banking and asset finance clients.

John Yerou, the founder and CEO of Freelancer Financials, has first-hand experience of the challenges and outdated biases that contractors face in securing mortgages. Unafraid to challenge the status quo, his disruptor mindset has made all the difference, spearheading a movement that has transformed the mortgage landscape for contractors and the flexible workforce. Advocating for change and working directly with lenders through his award-winning mortgage brokerage, he has helped reshape the industry's view of contractor mortgages.

Brabners are dedicated to making the difference for our clients. As a full-service law firm, we deliver a seamless legal service working with clients across a wide range of sectors including charity and social enterprise, healthcare, housing and regeneration, manufacturing and supply chain, real estate, recruitment, retail, technology and sport.

We have long standing client relationships and a reputation built on quality, integrity and results. Whether supporting routine legal needs or complex, business critical projects – we are here for our clients when it matters most.

Claire is an Employment Law Partner and advises a wide range of employers on all aspects of employment law, from recruitment and employment, through to complex dismissals and representation at employment tribunals. She has substantial expertise in contractual terms and policies and human resource issues. 

Ryan Barnett is IPSE’s Economic Policy Adviser. He specialises in the economics of self-employment, which covers government policy relating to employment law, business rates, late payment infrastructure and the welfare system.

After studying law, Meredith began her career in tax in 2002 at a 'Big 4' accountancy firm. Meredith joined LITRG in 2013. She leads on LITRG’s work on labour market issues including payroll and PAYE, false self-employment, agency workers/intermediaries and the gig economy. Meredith also volunteers for TaxAid.  

Stuart Marquis started serving the contractor industry back in 2005 and he is now a business manager at umbrella company and accountancy services firm Workwell. He specialises in helping contractors and their recruiters navigate compliance.

Roger Sinclair at egos is a legal advisor, and has specialised for decades in the legal needs, both of freelancers themselves, and of those providing services to/for freelancers.

Nigel Nordone is the charismatic head of tax at Qdos, leading the IR35 contract review firm’s team of IR35 consultants to deliver the best in compliance. Nigel’s a former HMRC Inspector of Taxes specialising in IR35, tax investigations, status, PAYE, and employer compliance. He has first-hand experience into HMRC’s handling of enquiries, and has personally represented hundreds of clients who have been under IR35 enquiry over the past two decades.

Stuart Marquis started serving the contractor industry back in 2005 and he is now a business manager at umbrella company and accountancy services firm Workwell. He specialises in helping contractors and their recruiters navigate compliance.

Gareth Wilcox is a Partner and Licensed Insolvency Practitioner with Opus Restructuring & Insolvency.  As well as heading up Opus’ Birmingham office, he oversees the solvent restructuring team and has significant experience in this area