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View AllLevel Twenty Seven Chambers ranked as a leading set by Chambers and Partners APAC Guide 2025
Shane Doyle KC, Damian Clothier KC, Mark Robertson KC, Paul McQuade KC, Michael Hodge KC, Stewart Webster KC, Michael Trim, Michael May, Florence Chen, Claire Schneider — Building & Construction, Competition & Consumer, Corporate Insolvency & Bankruptcy, International, Tax
Released today, Chambers and Partners has again recognised Level Twenty Seven Chambers as a leading set in its 2025 guide to barristers practising in dispute resolution in the Asia-Pacific region. Receiving a particularly large body of positive interviewee feedback and a Band 2 ranking, Chambers and Partners describes Level Twenty Seven Chambers as…
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View AllVanderstock v Victoria: Free Trade and Federalism (2024) 35 (1) Federal Law Review Law Review 13-23
1-5-24 / Sarah Spottiswood — Appellate, Judicial Review & Administrative, Tax
In Vanderstock v Victoria (2023) 98 ALJR 208, a 4-3 majority of the High Court held that a tax imposed by Victoria on the use of electric and hybrid vehicles was invalid. The majority held that the tax was a "duty of excise" which, under section 90 of the 'Constitution',…
The Use and Limits of Statutory Purpose in the Interpretation of Legislation
27-11-23 / Roger Traves KC — Appellate, Banking, Building & Construction, Commercial Equity, Contract, Corporations, Inquiries & Coronial Inquests, Insurance, Judicial Review & Administrative, Land Law & Property, Native Title & Cultural Heritage, Planning & Environment, Professional Discipline & Regulatory, Professional Negligence, Resources & Energy, Sport, Succession, Tax
In his article The Use and Limits of Statutory Purpose in the Interpretation of Legislation, Roger Traves KC considers a framework of approach to statutory construction and the use and limits of statutory purpose. Who should read? Advisory and litigation lawyers across all practice areas. What does the…
Taking Stock of Vanderstock: Section 90, Electric Vehicles and the Future of State Taxes on Goods
9-11-23 / Sarah Spottiswood, Michael Maynard — Judicial Review & Administrative, Tax
In the decision Vanderstock v Victoria [2023] HCA 30, the High Court held by a narrow 4:3 majority that a tax imposed by Victoria on the use of electrical and hybrid vehicles (EVs) was invalid. The decision is significant because the majority reopened and overruled previous High Court authority to reach…
Recent Cases
View AllDeputy Commissioner of Taxation v Peever [2024] FCA 1470
17-12-24 / Florence Chen — Tax
Florence Chen appeared for the Applicant, instructed by K & L Gates. This case concerns an urgent ex parte application for freezing orders under rr 7.32 and 7.35 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth). Freezing and ancillary orders were made against the Respondents. The proceeding was listed for further hearing on 20 December 2024.
Cheung v Commissioner of Taxation [2024] FCA 1370
29-11-24 / Mark Robertson KC — Tax
Mark Robertson KC (with Mr JS Byrne) appeared for the Applicant, instructed by Macpherson Kelley Lawyers. The court considered whether $33 million received by Cheung from his family’s supermarket business in Vanuatu constituted gifts from the family or transfers of income from the business. The appeal was allowed, the Court…
Nerang Subdivision Pty Ltd v Hutson [2024] QCA 174
17-9-24 / Damian Clothier KC, Michael May — Contract, Land Law & Property, Tax
Nerang Subdivision Pty Ltd v Hutson [2024] QCA 174 involved a dispute between a property developer and the owner of land regarding the application of a GST gross-up clause in a development deed. The issue concerned whether the amount to be paid to the owner on the sale of lots…
