A former Ernst & Young partner accused of promoting tax exploitation schemes wants to strike out portions of the ATO’s case, but the tax office argues he has threatened the application since last year and is preoccupied with a satellite fight to keep his name out of the media.
A former Ernst & Young partner has claimed privilege against exposure to penalty and is seeking orders to avoid filing a defence in proceedings by the Australian Taxation Office alleging he promoted tax exploitation schemes.
A former EY partner is trying again to keep their identity secret in proceedings brought by the Tax Office alleging they promoted tax exploitation schemes.
A former EY partner facing ATO action for allegedly promoting tax exploitation schemes has lost a fight to shield their name from media reports of the case, but a temporary suppression order — which has been in place for half a year — will stay in effect for at least two more weeks while the partner contemplates a fresh appeal.
Notional GST payments by local councils under an intergovernmental agreement with the Commonwealth are a voluntary act, not an impermissible tax in breach of the Constitution, the High Court has ruled.
Twenty barristers have risen to the ranks of senior counsel in New South Wales, including a veteran defamation barrister, two counsel with class action expertise and part of the team that saw ASIC’s claims against two Rio Tinto executives dropped.
A judge has criticised the parties in a land sale dispute over Sydney’s Parklea Markets for failing to make progress to bring the case to a close, almost three months after a $4.25 million judgment was awarded to a company owned by local retail personality Con Constantine.