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Profile

Michael Flynn practises principally in the areas of taxation, administrative law, trusts and commercial law. He is a chartered accountant, was national president of the Tax Institute in 2014 and teaches CGT Problems in Practice and Civil Appeals in the postgraduate law program at Melbourne University.

Recent Cases

• Lucic v Henry [2021] VSC 548 (Appeal from VCAT)/span>
• WYPF v FCT [2021] AATA 3050 (GST - passing on)/span>
• Commr of SR (Vic) v 1043 Melton Highway Pty Ltd [2020] VSC 820 (Stamp duty)/span>
• Markin v Animals Australia Federation [2020] VSC 113 (Will construction)/span>
• Trustee for Michael Hayes Family Trust v FCT [2019] FCAFC 226 (Public trading trust - rectification)/span>
• Paule v FCT [2019 FCA 394 (CGT rollovers)/span>
• JSJG v FCT [2019] AATA 336 (Income tax on compensation payment)/span>
• Aussiegolfa Pty Ltd v FCT [2018] FCAFC 122 (Super fund sole purpose and in-house asset tests)/span>
• Divas Beverages Holdings Ltd v FCT [2018] FCA 576/span>
• M & M Diamond Creek Pty Ltd v Commr of SR (Vic) [2016] VCAT 2031(Stamp duty)/span>
• Trustees of WT & A Norman Superannuation Fund v FCT [2015] AATA 914 (Pt IVA and dividend washing)/span>
• FCT v AusNet Transmission Group Pty Ltd [2015] FCAFC 60 (Deductions for copyright/ valuation/ tax consolidation)/span>
• FCT v Qantas Airways Ltd [2014] FCAFC 168 (FBT)/span>
• IOOF Holdings Limited v FCT (2014) 224 FCR 535 (Tax consolidation/ admin law)/span>
• Cityrose v Booth and Kay & Burton [2013] VSC 504 (Contractual dispute re GST)/span>
• DCT v Ekelmans & Ors [2013] VSC 346 (Freezing orders)/span>
• Regis Investments Pty Ltd v Commr of State Revenue (Vic) [2012] VSC 115 (Land rich duty)/span>
• FCT v Wentworth District Capital [2011] FCAFC 42 (Tax exempt status of bank)/span>
• State Trustees v Attorney-General (Vic) and University of Melbourne & Ors [2011] VSC 372 (Will construction)/span>
• Commr of State Taxation (SA) v Cyril Henschke Pty Ltd [2010] HCA 43 (Stamp duty)/span>
• FCT v Word Investments Pty Ltd (2008) 236 CLR 204 (Charitable status of a company carrying on a business)/span>
• Adaz Nominees Pty Ltd v Castleway Pty Ltd (No 3) [2024] VSC 25/span>
• Adaz Nominees Pty Ltd v Castleway Pty Ltd (No 2) [2023] VSC 224/span>
• Oliver Hume Property Funds (Broad Gully Rd) Diamond Creek Pty Ltd v Commr of SR (Vic) [2023] VCAT 634/span>
• Adaz Nominees Pty Ltd v Castleway Pty Ltd [2023] VSC 129/span>

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