Leigh Sayliss#8279

Leigh Sayliss

Partner, Memery Crystal
After almost 20 years in engineering, Leigh retrained and requalified as a solicitor in 2003. He joined Memery Crystal in 2022.

Leigh is a versatile Tax Partner and Chartered Tax Advisor with wide experience in property, corporate and employment taxes in particular.

Leigh maintains a broad practice and enjoys the challenges created by the ways in which different taxes interact in real-life situations – looking for practical solutions for his clients.

Leigh uses his experience as a professional engineer and his background in industry to help him bring a commercial understanding to the transactions with which he is involved.

Leigh is editor of the land-related sections of “Monroe and Nock on the law of Stamp Duties”. He is vice-chair of the CIOT Property Taxes Committee and a member of HMRC working groups in relation to Stamp Duty Land Tax and construction matters.

Practice Area

Panel

  • Contributing Author

Qualified Year

  • 2003

Experience

  • Howard Kennedy (Jan 2015 - Jan 2022 )
  • Stephenson Harwood (Nov 2005 - Jan 2015)
  • Hammonds (Aug 2001 - Nov 2005)

Membership

  • Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation
  • Vice-Chair of the Chartered Institute of Taxation Property Taxes Sub-Committee
  • Council Member of Stamp Taxes Practitioners’ Group
  • Chartered Engineer, Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology

Qualifications

  • Bar Vocational Course (Postgraduate Diploma) (2001)
  • Batchelor of Laws (First Class Honours) (2000)
  • MA, Electrical Sciences (1988 (BA Hons – 1984))

Education

  • Inns of Court School of Law (2000 - 2001)
  • University of Hertfordshire (1996 - 2000)
  • University of Cambridge (1981 - 1984)

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