Disputes, investigations and enforcement.
Gu Legal is structured around a small number of closely related practice areas in which legal strategy, evidence and commercial judgment intersect.
Tax controversy and litigation
Advice and representation in ATO reviews and audits, amended assessments, administrative penalties, objections, tax debt recovery, settlement negotiations and Part IVC proceedings.
State revenue: NSW and Victoria
Payroll tax, land tax and surcharge land tax, duties and surcharge purchaser duty, Revenue NSW and State Revenue Office Victoria investigations, voluntary disclosures, 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
Unfair preferences and voidable transactions, insolvent trading and director-related claims, statutory demands, public examinations, asset tracing and recovery proceedings.
Wills, estates and trusts
Wills, testamentary trusts, powers of attorney and appointments of enduring guardian, probate and letters of administration, executor advice and family provision claims.
Professional negligence
Claims and defence involving accountants, tax agents and financial advisers, and representation in Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) investigations.
Land and property
Property and development disputes, duty on land dealings, land tax and surcharge assessments, and related objections and reviews.
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
- Administrative penalties and remission of interest
- Tax debt, payment arrangements and recovery proceedings
- Promoter penalty and regulatory risk
State revenue (NSW and Vic)
- Payroll tax, land tax and surcharge land tax
- Duties and transaction disputes
- Investigations and voluntary disclosure
- Objections and review strategy
- Revenue NSW correspondence and evidence preparation
Commercial litigation
- Contract and shareholder disputes
- Partnership and business separation disputes
- Asset preservation and urgent applications
- Negotiation, mediation and settlement strategy
- Supreme Court of New South Wales and Federal Court proceedings
Insolvency and enforcement
- Unfair preference and voidable transaction claims
- Public and private examinations
- Asset tracing and recovery
- Security and enforcement disputes
- External administrator disputes