Federal Tax Litigation: Current Developments: 1/2 day CPD: University of Western Australia Law School - Taxbar.com.au - Tax Barristers Perth - Tax Bar Perth

Federal Tax Litigation: Current Developments: 3 December 2015

Highlighting the seminar is the Hon Justice Pagone's talk on the National Court Framework and Case Management for Tax Cases.

Esteemed speakers will be covering current topics including statutory interpretation in tax cases, the ATO’s approach to debt management, the impact of international information and international law in tax cases and the ATO’s latest practices seeking to resolve tax disputes before they reach the Courts.

This half day seminar is hosted by The University of Western Australia and the Tax Bar WA. Many aspects of tax disputes including tax appeals against adverse tax objection decisions and tax debt disputes will be discussed.

Programme: Thursday 3 December 2015 at The Law School, University of Western Australia

8:30am	Welcome
8:45am – 9:30am	The National Court Framework and Case Management for Tax Cases The Hon. Justice Pagone, Federal Court of Australia
9:30am – 10:00am	Statutory interpretation in tax cases and its role in the ‘structural break’ tax residency cases – Dempsey, Agius and The Engineering Manager John W Fickling, Western Australian Bar
10:00am – 10:45am	The Commissioner's Approach to Debt Recovery Aris Zafiriou, Director, Significant Debt Management, ATO, Melbourne
10:45am – 11:00am	Morning tea
11:00am – 11:30am	The ATO’s access to and use of offshore information Terry Murphy QC, Western Australian Bar and Victorian Bar
11:30am – 12:00pm	ATO RDR Early Dispute Resolution Fiona Beckett-Cooper, A/g Principal Lawyer, Review and Dispute Resolution, ATO, Perth
12:00pm – 12:45pm	Experiences in conducting tax litigation: adducing evidence, meeting client expectations, litigation pressures and briefing counsel Panel: Heidi Armin-Grimm (Senior Manager, Deloitte Lawyers), Andrew Howell (Associate, PwC), Tony Chong (Partner, Lavan Legal) and Richard Norton (Partner, Norton & Smailes). Moderator: Jonathon Leek, Western Australian Bar.
12:45pm – 1:15pm	Lunch
1:15pm – 1:45pm	Expert evidence in tax cases Michael Clough, Partner and Jason Barnes, Special Counsel, King & Wood Mallesons, Melbourne
1:45pm – 2:15pm	Staying an Application for Review: Taxpayers and Criminal Proceedings Rebecca Lee, Western Australian Bar
2:15pm – 2:45pm	Dealing with Chinese Tax Law in an Australian Tax Dispute: Issues of Statutory Interpretation and Translation Winthrop Professor Nolan Sharkey, University of Western Australia and Western Australian Bar
2:45pm	Close

Contact and Registration

Seminar fee: $240.00 (includes morning tea and lunch)
Date: Thursday, 3 December. 8.30am-2.45pm.
Venue: G.06, Moot Court, The University of Western Australia

CPD: 1 point – Professionals Skills; 3.5 points – Substantive Law

Online registration and payment

University of Western Australia
Faculty of Law

UWA Programme Site and UWA Law School Executive Education contact details:

http://www.law.uwa.edu.au/cpd/2015-events/federal-tax-litigation

Hosted by: UWA Law School and TaxBar.com.au

Supported by: The Western Australian Bar Association