Michelle Hirschhorn has been listed as a leading junior counsel in Doyle’s Guide of Leading Tax Barristers – NSW, 2019.
Month: November 2019
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John Hyde Page appeared for the successful taxpayer in Addy v Commissioner of Taxation [2019] FCA 1768, in which the Australian Federal Court held that the working holiday maker tax contravened a non-discrimination clause in the Australia-UK tax treaty. The “landmark ruling” on the “backpacker tax” has been reported in the media in eight countries and reportedly may affect around 75,000 working holiday makers.