Jennifer practises in taxation, equity, superannuation, commercial and administrative law. With 27 years’ experience at the Bar, she is a trusted advisor to a range of corporate, government and not-for-profit clients. In addition to general income tax and R&D matters, she has experience in advising in relation to GST, FBT, payroll and land taxes. She also has a substantial equity practice in the not-for-profit sector and has assisted numerous not-for-profit entities to obtain or retain their tax concession charity status. Jennifer has acted as an expert determiner and is a consultant to the ATO Public Advice and Guidance Panel. Jennifer appears before the High Court, the Federal Court and the superior State courts, mainly in revenue matters.
Jennifer has been a silk for over 17 years and is a past President of the Victorian Bar and of the Tax Bar Association. She is presently President of the Australian Bar Association and Chair of the Law Council Charities and Not-for-Profits committee. She is also a member of the Melbourne Law School Advisory Council and Melbourne Tax Masters Advisory Committee. Jennifer is also a Senior Fellow at the Melbourne Law School, teaching in the Tax Masters Program.
*Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation
LLB (Hons), B.Com University of Melbourne
Chartered Tax Adviser
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
Member Australian Institute of Company Directors
Immediate Past President - Tax Bar Association;
Immediate Past President - Victorian Bar Council;
President Australian Bar Association;
Member - Law Council of Australia Taxation Committee since 1991;
State Councillor, Victorian Division - Taxation Institute of Australia from 1997 until 2002;
Member - Superannuation Complaints Tribunal 2001-2003;
Melbourne Law School Advisory Council;
Member - Australian Institute of Company Directors;
Chair - Law Council Not-For-Profit Legal Practice and Charities Committee;
Director - Australia and New Zealand Charity Law Association
Jennifer practises in taxation, equity, superannuation, commercial and administrative law. With 27 years’ experience at the Bar, she is a trusted advisor to a range of corporate, government and not-for-profit clients. In addition to general income tax and R&D matters, she has experience in advising in relation to GST, FBT, payroll and land taxes. She also has a substantial equity practice in the not-for-profit sector and has assisted numerous not-for-profit entities to obtain or retain their tax concession charity status. Jennifer has acted as an expert determiner and is a consultant to the ATO Public Advice and Guidance Panel. Jennifer appears before the High Court, the Federal Court and the superior State courts, mainly in revenue matters.
Jennifer has been a silk for over 17 years and is a past President of the Victorian Bar and of the Tax Bar Association. She is presently President of the Australian Bar Association and Chair of the Law Council Charities and Not-for-Profits committee. She is also a member of the Melbourne Law School Advisory Council and Melbourne Tax Masters Advisory Committee. Jennifer is also a Senior Fellow at the Melbourne Law School, teaching in the Tax Masters Program.
*Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation
LLB (Hons), B.Com University of Melbourne
Chartered Tax Adviser
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
Member Australian Institute of Company Directors
Immediate Past President - Tax Bar Association;
Immediate Past President - Victorian Bar Council;
President Australian Bar Association;
Member - Law Council of Australia Taxation Committee since 1991;
State Councillor, Victorian Division - Taxation Institute of Australia from 1997 until 2002;
Member - Superannuation Complaints Tribunal 2001-2003;
Melbourne Law School Advisory Council;
Member - Australian Institute of Company Directors;
Chair - Law Council Not-For-Profit Legal Practice and Charities Committee;
Director - Australia and New Zealand Charity Law Association