The High Court delivered judgment in Commissioner of Taxation v Bendel [2026] HCA 18 on Wednesday, 10 June 2026. This is the second session in our series. Last week was an introduction; this week we read the reasons closely. The profession has greeted Bendel as...
When I was a child, our local department store had a lady whose job was to operate the lift. She pressed the button for your floor. She announced the floor as the doors opened, even though the number was printed right there on the wall. As a child, I found this...
How to Implement AI in Your Firm On 20 August last year, a headline ran that the founder of Google’s generative AI team said don’t bother getting a law or medical degree, because AI will destroy both careers before you can graduate. You have heard the genre. AI will...
Treasury to Use More than Wikipedia for Understanding Tax Law Before Next Budget 9th June 2026 ISSUE NO. 29 CANBERRA — The federal Treasury has confirmed it will consult a source other than Wikipedia when drafting the next round of tax legislation, following the...
The High Court will deliver judgment in Commissioner of Taxation v Bendel on Wednesday, 10 June 2026. This week’s tax training will be the first in a series examining the decision. Bendel is one of the most anticipated tax cases of this century. The question...
A luxury handbag is not primarily a functional object. Any bag will carry your things. The expensive one is bought to be seen with, admired, shown off. That is not a criticism. It is the point. I look at most legal search engines and I see the same thing. Bought to be...
