Tax: Litigation
Canada
7 years ranked
Provided by Norton Rose Fulbright
Dominic Belley is a tax litigator and he is co-chair of Norton Rose Fulbright's Canadian tax team.
He has handled matters against federal and provincial tax authorities in civil, commercial, criminal and constitutional matters before the Court of Québec, the Québec Superior Court, the Québec Court of Appeal, the BC Supreme Court, the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Tax Court of Canada, the Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal. Dominic has argued four cases before the Supreme Court of Canada as lead counsel for the appellant, the respondent and the intervener.
In 20 years of practice, Dominic has argued over 200 cases on behalf of clients in 7 out of 10 Canadian provinces.
His areas of focus include income tax, GST, fuel tax, tobacco tax, Aboriginal tax, land transfer duties, collection measures, protection of tax information, judicial review, pension plans, unclaimed property and rectifications.
Provided by Chambers
Based out of Montréal, Dominic Belley maintains a notable standing for his contentious tax work, particularly in the province of Québec. He is active in rectification cases and disputes relating to tax credits.
Provided by Chambers
Dominic has very strong tax knowledge and great creativity for legal remedies.
Dominic has so much experience in the area of tax and a really deep understanding of Canadian rules and implications. I don't think I have met anyone with such a deep knowledge.
Dominic always offers advice based on strong technical skills and very extensive experience.
He is exceptional. His advice is always supported with detail and commercial awareness.
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