Practice areas: * Commercial * Crime * Equity * Family* Migration* Real property * Succession * Taxation / revenue

Management of all manner of contentious and non-contentious interactions with revenue authorities. In particular, risk reviews, verification checks, audits, objections against taxation assessments, appeals, private ruling requests, applications for the exercise of various discretions, requests for the remission of administrative penalties and interest charges, applications under the Scheme for Compensation for Detriment caused by Defective Administration ('CDDA Scheme'), negotiation of… Show more Management of all manner of contentious and non-contentious interactions with revenue authorities. In particular, risk reviews, verification checks, audits, objections against taxation assessments, appeals, private ruling requests, applications for the exercise of various discretions, requests for the remission of administrative penalties and interest charges, applications under the Scheme for Compensation for Detriment caused by Defective Administration ('CDDA Scheme'), negotiation of settlements with revenue authorities and negotiation of arrangements to discharge outstanding taxation liabilities.Advice on all technical and compliance aspects of goods and services tax ('GST') in particular, margin scheme, real estate transactions, cross border issues, financial supplies, apportionment modelling, transaction modelling, recovery of input tax credits and government appropriations. Show less

Management of objections against assessments and amended assessments. In particular: * from time to time in the role of Acting Director, supervising a team of 10-15 officers, * examining and interpreting financial records, contracts, leases, trust deeds and other documentary evidence, * reconstruction of incomplete financial records, * exercising the Commissioner's various discretions in accordance with the relevant legislation and internal policies, * determining objections… Show more Management of objections against assessments and amended assessments. In particular: * from time to time in the role of Acting Director, supervising a team of 10-15 officers, * examining and interpreting financial records, contracts, leases, trust deeds and other documentary evidence, * reconstruction of incomplete financial records, * exercising the Commissioner's various discretions in accordance with the relevant legislation and internal policies, * determining objections under section 14ZY of the Taxation Administration Act 1953, * reviewing and approving decisions authored by other officers, * interviewing taxpayers and other witnesses informally or under statutory notice, * briefing counsel and experts such as forensic accounts and valuers, * drafting of statutory information gathering notices.Management of Part IVC appeals in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal or the Federal Court. In particular: * briefing and instructing ATO Legal Services Branch, ATO panel firms and/or counsel, * forming the Commissioner's view of the facts based on the available evidence, * providing advice on tax technical arguments, evidentiary position, prospects of success, acceptable terms of settlement and compliance with ATO settlements policy, * advising as to whether particular cases or elements thereof should be contested, settled or conceded, * draft and/or advise on statements of facts, issues and contentions, settlement deeds and submissions to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. Show less

Appearance in the Local Court, Children's Court, District Court and the Court of Criminal Appeal on mentions, sentences, contested hearings, appeals, bail applications and other miscellaneous applications.Practice areas covered a range of criminal matters from minor public disorder offences and traffic violations to serious indictable offences including maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm, aggravated sexual assault, supply of narcotics, aggravated robbery and kidnapping.