2 new tax hires at Menzies LLP

Menzies LLP  is continuing its growth trajectory with five partner appointments across its Tax, Employer Solutions, Audit, and Restructuring & Insolvency teams.

The new appointments include two tax specialists:

• Hayley Worsfold, Tax Partner based in the firm’s Cardiff office.
• Emily James, Associate Partner, Employer Solutions, based in the firm’s London office.

Hayley Worsfold joins the firm’s Cardiff office as a Tax Partner, to support a portfolio of owner-managed businesses with proactive personal and corporate tax advice focused on practical, commercially driven solutions. Her primary focus will be helping clients address the challenges they face through effective tax planning, alongside broader business advisory, compliance and strategic support. She will also join Menzies’ Business Tax Strategy Group, helping to shape the firm’s strategic direction and support the development of future talent.

Emily James joins Menzies as an Associate Partner, with more than 15 years of experience supporting organisations with accessing and mobilising global talent. She will lead the continued growth of Menzies’ International Payroll, Global Mobility, Employment Tax and Compliance services. Emily has led multiple outsourced programmes, including designing agile policies for international relocations and remote working, payroll and management of cross-border workforce arrangements, across sectors such as pharmaceutical, luxury goods, automotive and logistics.

Simon Massey, Managing Partner at Menzies LLP, said: “These appointments reflect the way that we are continuing to grow the firm with the right expertise in the right places, while staying true to our Brighter Thinking approach. Strengthening leadership across Tax, Employer Solutions, Audit and Restructuring & Insolvency teams means we are well positioned to support clients with clear, commercially focused advice as they navigate both change and opportunity in a fast-moving world and economic environment.”

“What’s important is that this growth doesn’t dilute how we work. A partner-led approach remains central to Menzies’ operation, and these appointments ensure that clients continue to benefit from direct access to senior expertise. As we expand our reach and services, this combination of capability and close client relationships will be key to how we move forward with confidence.”

These appointments build on Menzies’ continued growth trajectory, following the recent opening of its 100-person Gatwick office, its merger with Beever and Struthers, and its acquisition of ESG specialists Grain Sustainability in October. Alongside ongoing investment in its regional hubs across the UK, these milestones have strengthened Menzies’ position as a national, independent firm, with a combined fee income exceeding £100 million and a team of more than 1,000 professionals across the UK.