Simon has practised in taxation for over 15 years. Most of his experience pertains to tax matters (federal and state) and areas related to taxation: superannuation, insolvency and bankruptcy, and professional indemnity claims (commonly involving tax advice). At the Bar, Simon has acted for taxpayers and for the Australian Taxation Office in disputes ranging from small individual matters to large corporate tax disputes. Simon is briefed to appear independently and together with Senior/Queen’s Counsel.

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Simon has a busy advisory practice and has provided legal opinions and comprehensive submissions and ruling applications since he came to the Bar. In particular, Simon specialises in providing clear, concise documents in plain English with consistent attention to detail.

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By request, Simon regularly provides presentations and seminars to organisations such as Television Education Network, the Tax Institute, Leo Cussen Institute, and Legalwise Seminars. He has published several articles in the Law Institute Journal and Taxation in Australia, and is the author of the tax chapter of de Groot’s Wills, Probate and Administration Practice (Victoria).

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Simon is a member of the Tax Bar Association committee. He also sits on the Tax Institute’s education committee and its state taxes committee.