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Dentons takes tax team from rival BigLaw firm
A partner, senior associate, and solicitor have joined Dentons’ national tax practice from Hamilton
28 November 2024
By Naomi Neilson
PwC sues lawyer over tax leaks scandal
In a major response to a claim for unpaid entitlements, PwC has filed its own action against a lawyer and former...
22 November 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Aptum Legal nabs former ATO assistant commissioner
East coast-based firm Aptum Legal has appointed former ATO acting assistant commissioner Michael Buscema as its new tax...
20 September 2024
By Jerome Doraisamy
Inside former PwC partner’s defamation allegations
Within documents ahead of the first court appearance this month, a former PwC partner caught up in the 2023 tax scandal...
02 July 2024
By Naomi Neilson
PepsiCo wins appeal against commissioner of taxation
PepsiCo successfully appealed a Federal Court finding that it was liable for royalty withholding tax
27 June 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Victorian man makes tax claim for ‘expensive’ legal bills
A Victorian businessman tried to claim tax credits to cover his legal bills for the “wide and expensive” litigation...
02 April 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Former Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills partner suffers setback in $15m lawsuit
A former Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills partner who made sensational allegations about Lendlease’s...
19 October 2023
By Naomi Neilson
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The dynamic between family lawyers and tax practitioners
When faced with a potential marital or relationship breakdown, tax is often the last thing on a person’s mind....
22 September 2023
By Lauren Croft
Corrs appoints tax partner from PwC
National law firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth has nabbed a partner from big four accounting firm PwC, who will be based in...
11 August 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
HSF adds tax partner from Deloitte
Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills is set to welcome a partner in its growing tax advisory practice, joining from...
18 July 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
Cowell Clarke adds 3 new solicitors
Specialist commercial firm Cowell Clarke, which has offices in Adelaide and Sydney, has appointed three new solicitors,...
25 May 2023
By Jerome Doraisamy
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HSF appoints 3 Australian tax law experts
Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills appointed three leading tax experts in Australia as partners to reflect the...
22 June 2022
By Jerome Doraisamy
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Budget 2022: Benefits for low- and middle-income earners explained
The 2022 budget is yet to properly account for the rising cost of living across the country, these partners have...
11 April 2022
By Lauren Croft
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Keypoint Law secures tax law specialist
Keypoint Law has appointed Peter Murray as its tax law specialist in the role of consulting
08 April 2022
By Shandel McAuliffe
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Allens bolsters tax practice
Allens has appointed a new partner to its Sydney office, in a bid to strengthen the firm’s expertise in M&A and...
10 February 2022
By Lauren Croft
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Tax lawyers can ‘play a big part’ in client business success
Post-pandemic opportunities lie in strategising with – and supporting – clients and their distinctive needs,...
16 September 2021
By Lauren Croft
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The Boutique Lawyer Show: Tax law is ‘a way of giving back’
For those in tax law, the modern market is providing ample opportunity to better support Australian businesses and see...
14 September 2021
By Robyn Tongol
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