Disputes, investigations and enforcement.
Gu Legal is structured around a small number of closely related practice areas where legal strategy, evidence and commercial judgement intersect.
Tax controversy and litigation
Advice and representation in ATO reviews and audits, amended assessments, penalties, objections, debt disputes, settlement processes and litigation.
Revenue NSW and state taxes
Land tax, surcharge land tax, duties, investigations, voluntary disclosure, amended assessments, private rulings and objections.
Commercial disputes
Contract interpretation, shareholder and partnership disputes, business-breakdown matters, urgent relief, settlement strategy and court proceedings.
Insolvency disputes and enforcement
Voidable transactions, preference claims, director-related claims, examinations, asset tracing, recovery proceedings and enforcement disputes.
Wills, estates and trusts
Wills, testamentary trusts, powers of attorney, estate administration, executor advice and contested estate proceedings.
Professional negligence
Claims and defence involving accountants, tax agents and financial advisers, and representation in Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) investigations.
Land and property
Property transactions and development disputes, duty on land dealings, land tax and surcharge assessments and related objections.
Tax and asset advisory
Structuring, asset protection, succession planning, trust and company arrangements and pre-transaction tax advice.
Strategic dispute advisory
Early case assessment, evidence planning, privilege strategy, settlement positioning and pre-litigation risk management.
From investigation through to final resolution.
Matters can move quickly from information gathering to objection, review, enforcement or court proceedings. The service model is designed around that lifecycle.
Tax disputes
- ATO reviews, audits and information requests
- Objections to assessments and private rulings
- Penalty and interest disputes
- Tax debt and recovery disputes
- Promoter penalty and regulatory risk
State revenue
- Land tax and surcharge land tax
- Duties and transaction disputes
- Investigations and voluntary disclosure
- Legal objections and review strategy
- Revenue authority correspondence and evidence
Commercial litigation
- Contract and shareholder disputes
- Partnership and business separation disputes
- Asset preservation and urgent applications
- Negotiation, mediation and settlement strategy
- Supreme Court and Federal Court proceedings
Insolvency and enforcement
- Voidable transaction and preference claims
- Public and private examinations
- Asset tracing and recovery
- Security and enforcement disputes
- External administrator disputes