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Dispute Resolution: The Bar

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Dispute Resolution: The Bar - Australia

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What the Team is Known For

New Chambers is a Sydney set home to over 60 barristers, practising in over 50 practice areas and appearing in court, administrative tribunal and public inquiry proceedings and a variety of alternative dispute resolution processes across Australia and abroad. The chambers' versatile offering includes strong concentrations of expertise in the financial services and insolvency spheres, and its members include pre-eminent providers of advice and advocacy on taxation and shipping issues. Interviewees are quick to praise the exceptional quality of the advocacy and advice that the set offers. One source notes that the chambers offers "exceptional commercial nous and intelligence". Another remarks: "The set appears to have immense depth." Clerk and practice manager Angela Noakes is a recommended contact.

Strengths

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  • Angela is always ready to assist.

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  • Angela Noakes runs the practice and is very helpful, responsive and friendly.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Chris Peadon
    Band 1Chris Peadon

    Chris Peadon

    Chris Peadon's broad tax law practice embraces mandates both for taxpayers and for the ATO and incorporates noted expertise in transfer pricing and the taxation of capital and revenue and foreign investments.
    • Chris is probably the most experienced junior tax counsel at the Sydney bar. He is very practical and strategic in his comments.

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  • Band 1David Bloom
    Band 1David Bloom

    David Bloom

    David Bloom KC has acted on behalf of both taxpayers and the taxation authorities for some four decades and continues to appear in key appellate cases considered by the High and Federal Courts.
    • David is clear in his submissions and easy to work with.

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  • Band 1Emma Beechey
    Band 1Emma Beechey

    Emma Beechey

    Emma Beechey is highly experienced in the representation not only of leading liquidators and insolvency practitioners but also of major banks. She offers noteworthy experience of having acted on cross-border insolvency mandates.

    • Emma is amazing. She is a great mix of robust and commercial.

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    • Emma Beechey is an insolvency expert, and you can't find a more qualified barrister in Sydney.

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  • Band 1Gregory Nell
    Band 1Gregory Nell

    Gregory Nell

    Gregory Nell SC devotes the greater part of his practice to maritime law issues, an area in which he has worked for nearly 40 years and continues to receive universally laudatory feedback from interviewees for his unrivalled knowledge and experience.
    • Gregory is incredibly thorough, excellent value and is considered in his advice.

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    • Gregory is very strategic and his technical knowledge is unparalleled in Australia.

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  • Band 1Kate Eastman
    Band 1Kate Eastman

    Kate Eastman

    Kate Eastman SC brings some 30 years of experience to the comprehensive range of employment law matters she handles for individuals and both public and private sector organisations, often in the Federal Court or before other tribunals at state or Commonwealth level. She attracts particular praise for discrimination cases and her work when instructed in connection with key inquiries, including Royal Commissions.
    • Kate is the leading discrimination counsel in the country. She is always available and generous with her time.

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    • Kate is phenomenal. She is intellectual, always available, approachable and very good with clients.

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  • Band 2Catherine Gleeson
    Band 2Catherine Gleeson

    Catherine Gleeson

    Catherine Gleeson SC devotes a substantial proportion of her practice to shipping matters, notably including cargo, delay and demurrage claims, and is widely regarded as a barrister of increasing prominence in this highly specialised space.
    • Catherine is expert in maritime and insurance law.

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    • Catherine Gleeson is easy to work with and very thorough.

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  • Band 2Courtney Ensor
    Band 2Courtney Ensor

    Courtney Ensor

    Courtney Ensor is respected for her prowess in matters regarding tax proceedings and issues relating to superannuation.

  • Band 2Keni Josifoski
    Band 2Keni Josifoski

    Keni Josifoski

    Keni Josifoski is regularly briefed in high-stakes tax disputes, including transfer pricing, GST matters and complex enforcement issues.

    • Keni is very responsive, thoughtful and pragmatic.

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    • Keni's real strength is in his advocacy. He is a brave advocate, confident to get up in any case and is not hesitant to put difficult arguments.

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  • Band 2Luke Livingston
    Band 2Luke Livingston

    Luke Livingston

    Luke Livingston SC is widely recognised for his technical depth and strategic insight in complex income tax disputes.

    • Luke is technically excellent, responsive and commercial.

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    • Luke has excellent advocacy skills. He is a very clear communicator to a range of audiences, from the bench to clients.

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  • Band 2Michael Cosgrove
    Band 2Michael Cosgrove

    Michael Cosgrove

    Michael Cosgrove is an impressive tax practitioner who possesses in-depth knowledge of federal taxation law. He also has expertise in international tax treaties.

    • Michael is great at preparing evidence in pre-litigation dispute processes. He has an excellent attention to detail.

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    • Michael is an exceptional junior counsel who we regularly brief on complex matters involving Australian tax law.

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  • Band 3David McLure
    Band 3David McLure

    David McLure

    David McLure SC is active across an impressive range of practice areas, including, but by no means limited to, those of corporate crime, financial services, insolvency, taxation and shipping.
    • David is excellent. He is very technical, considered in court and a great mentor to his juniors.

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  • Band 3Liam Kelly
    Band 3Liam Kelly

    Liam Kelly

    Liam Kelly KC of New Chambers operates across the commercial spectrum, offering noted strengths where disputes arising from the insolvency, insurance, resources and tax spaces are concerned, and is also active on the regional arbitration scene.

    • Liam is terrific, a smart man and a careful advocate.

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