Jennifer J
BATROUNEY SC

• Administrative Law
• Charitable Law
• Commercial Law
• Corporations and Securities
• Equity and Trusts
• Mediation
• Superannuation
• Taxation and Revenue
• Trade Practices, Consumer Protection

In addition to providing advice to private clients, Jennifer has also been briefed by State and Federal government regulatory agencies to provide advice to them.  She has advised on a number of high profile cases in the financial services industry concerning directors’ duties, disclosure requirements and misleading and deceptive conduct.  Jennifer has also advised the government on how to structure proposed legislation, taking into account corporate governance and taxation issues.

Jennifer has an extensive practice in the charitable sector and has been involved in a number of pro bono cases, including migration cases referred to her by the Federal Court and cases referred to her by the Public Interest Law Clearing House such as the so-called “Gunns 20” case. 

•  Commissioner of Taxation v Word Investments Ltd [2008] HCA 55 (3 December 2008) 
•  Commissioner of Taxation v Reliance Carpet Co Pty Limited [2008] HCA 22 (22 May 2008) 
•  Australian Communication Exchange Ltd v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation [2003] HCA 55 (1 October 2003)  
•  Central Bayside General Practice Association Limited v Commissioner of State Revenue [2006] HCA 43 (31 August 2006)  
•  Commissioner of Taxation v Scully [2000] HCA 6 (10 February 2000)  
•  Commissioner of Taxation v Ryan [2000] HCA 4 (3 February 2000)   

• Member of the Advisory Panel to the Board of Taxation
• Member of the Law Council of Australia Taxation Committee since 1991
• State Councillor of the Victorian Division of the Taxation Institute of Australia from 1997 until 2002
• Member of the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal 2001 – 2003
• Law Council Representative on the:
  • Federal Court Users' Committee
  • Federal Superannuation Committee
  • National Tax Liason Committee Superannuation Sub Committee
    

• Taxation Institute of Australia National Convention March 2009 – “Recent cases dealing with tax concession charities”.
  
• Taxation Institute of Australia Victorian Convention October 2008 – “Project Wickenby.”
  
• Taxation Institute of Australia National GST Intensive September 2008 – “Experiences in getting to the High Court”.
  
• Taxation Institute of Australia Victorian Convention October 2007 – “The Commissioner’s role in interpreting tax law and emerging issues for advisors.”