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Michael Bearman

  • Bar : 1998
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  • Admitted : 1988

Michael has over 35 years’ experience representing clients in difficult matters.

Phone : +61 3 9225 8799

Mobile : 0412 484 352

Email : bearman@vicbar.com.au

Chambers : Owen Dixon Chambers West, Room 1706, 525 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne VIC 3000

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Expertise

Appellate

Civil Appeals

Criminal Appeals

Bankruptcy and Insolvency
Commercial

Banking and Finance

Contractual Disputes

Insurance and Professional Negligence

Superannuation

Corporations Law

ASIC investigations and Prosecutions

Directors and Officers Claims

Mergers and Acquisitions

Partnership Disputes

Shareholder Disputes

Equity

Trusts

Wills and Probate

International

International Tax

Public Administrative

Compliance and Investigations

Constitutional Law

Customs

Judicial Review and Administrative Law

Merits Review

Tax Revenue

Capital Gains Tax

Customs and Excise

Goods and Services Tax

Income Tax

Land Tax

Payroll Tax

Stamp Duty and Other State Taxes

Tax Prosecutions

Profile

Michael has over 35 years’ experience representing clients in difficult matters. He is especially sought after for his expertise in taxation, equity, trusts, commercial litigation, corporations’ law, insolvency, and administrative law.  Michael is a Chartered Tax Advisor. He has been consistently ranked by Doyles’ Guide as a leading tax counsel since 2014.


Recent Cases


  • VSVS v Commissioner of Taxation, unreported, Administrative Review Tribunal, 6 November 2024
  • Delma Investments Pty Ltd v Commissioner of State Revenue [2024] VSC 649
  • Chen & Chen [2024] FedCFamC1A 106
  • Stern v Commissioner of Taxation (2024) 301 FCR 505
  • Stern v Commissioner of Taxation [2023] AATA 2010
  • Guttikonda & Sheth v Commissioner of Taxation [2022] AATA 1325
  • Drew v Drew (No 2) [2022] VSC 177
  • In Base Investments v Hammer (Ruling No 2) [2022] VCC 164

Publications

  • M Bearman, Give me instructions that fit the facts – What will the issues be before the AAT? Tax Institute of Australia - The Tax Summit (Sydney) - 11 September 2024
  • M Bearman & P Klank - The impact of NDAs on state and federal taxes -  Taxation in Australia - (2023) Vol 51(11) p. 791
  • M Bearman The nasty implications of "off the cuff advice” - Tax Institute of Australia - The Tax Summit (Lorne) 7 September 2023
  • M Bearman - Taxing matters: Judgments and settlements - Victorian Bar News - Issue 166 (2020) p. 102
  • M Bearman & P Klank - Fifty shades of Greig: the spectrum of taxpayers in share trading - Taxation in Australia - (2020) Vol. 50(5) p. 250

Memberships & Committees

  • Victorian Bar
  • Tax Bar Association, Committee Member 2010-2018
  • Tax Institute of Australia, State Taxes Committee 2012-2018
  • Victorian Bar Pro Bono Committee, 2016. n 2016 Michael was a nominee for Pro-bono Barrister of the Year (Victorian Bar) for his extensive pro bono contributions over many years.

To get in touch with Michael Bearman | or for more information please contact the Clerk on:

+61 3 9225 7222
clerkb@greenslist.com.au
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Michael Bearman - Barrister