Emma Neal

Markel Tax

Tax Claims Team Leader

Areas of focus
Tax claims

 After completing her Law degree at Leicester University, Emma began her tax law journey by joining HMRC as a direct graduate entrant in 2001. She trained for 8 years as a full HMRC Inspector before joining a fee protection insurer and taking on the role as Head of Tax and VAT Consultancy. After 13 years in fee protection in various roles, Emma rejoined HMRC as a Fraud Investigator within HMRC’s Fraud Investigation Service.

After over 3 years in HMRC, Emma joined Markel in November 2025 as Tax Claims Team Leader bringing her knowledge and experience of HMRC enquiries and fee protection matters to the business.