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Commercial Barrister Brisbane


Specialising in tax


David W Marks KC

David had a 10 year background working for a solicitors’ firm in the area of tax law, before being called to the Bar in 2000. David took silk in 2015.

David specialises in Australian tax law. His traditional Chancery practice acts in the areas of tax advice, tax appeals, companies, trusts, equity, insolvency, property & estates. He also appears and advises in corporate, commercial, professional negligence, and administrative law matters.

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Areas of Practice

Tax and Revenue

Chancery

Commercial & Administrative

Professional Negligence

Trust & Estates

Opinions To Accounting Firms

Recent Cases

5 Mar 2025

Carrigan v Hill


Queensland Supreme Court

Pleadings - Strike-out - Particular paragraphs

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6 Feb 2025

Toowoomba Regional Council v Commissioner of Taxation


Federal Court of Australia

FBT - Fringe benefits - employment taxes - car parking - Private ruling

FBT - Fringe benefits - employment taxes - car parking - Private ruling

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20 Sep 2024

BSKF and Commissioner of Taxation


Administrative Appeals Tribunal

Income tax - settlement deed - dividend - interest - penalty powers - penalty reduction

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Publications and associations

David is active in professional associations, performing committee work, on technical tax matters and their disciplinary functions.

David has been recognised in Doyle’s Guide in Tax, and in Wills & Estates Litigation. Doyle’s rank David as preeminent King’s Counsel in tax in Queensland, 2024.

Internationally, David is ranked by Chamber & Partners as a Barrister in Tax, and by Who’s Who Legal in both Advisory and Controversy, for Corporate Tax.

Leading Tax Barristers – Queensland, 2024

 

       

Recent Publications

AML – Direct briefs to barristers

David W Marks KC

Slides provided by DW Marks KC

Commercial Law Association – Ethics

David W Marks KC

Case List Slides

Part IVA paper – RSM National Tax Conference

David W Marks KC

Paper presented at Conference Slides for conference Published article (behind TTI paywall)

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David accepts instructions from lawyers. David also accepts opinion briefs from accountants who are members of the major professional associations.

CONTACT DAVID


+61 7 3236 5477 | +61 414 452 073

dmarks@qldbar.asn.au

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