Tax

Law firm Mills Oakley is seeking summary judgment in a lawsuit alleging it gave negligent advice about demolishing an inherited property, which allegedly resulted in the loss of a capital gains tax exemption.

A judge won't recuse himself from hearing cases against the tax office by Macrolend and Paladin Hydrogen over concerns of apprehended bias because his wife -- a colleague on the bench -- had ruled on a related matter.

Hilton has filed an appeal after losing a challenge to a $173 million tax adjustment from the 2015 sale of the Sydney Hilton Hotel.

Japan-based Optimus has sued Grant Thornton for allegedly giving negligent restructuring advice following its acquisition of dealership group Autopact, which resulted in the company owing $3 million in stamp duty, income tax and other costs.

The High Court has declined Tabcorp's special leave application seeking to overturn a ruling that found it was not entitled to a $1.49 billion tax deduction for loss when a licence with the state of Victoria expired in 2012.

Hilton has lost its challenge to a $173 million tax adjustment from the 2015 sale of the Sydney Hilton Hotel, with a judge finding the transaction was entered into for the dominant purpose of obtaining a tax benefit. 

DLA Piper has recruited MinterEllison tax partner Craig Silverwood to become its new head of transfer pricing for the Asia Pacific region.

Mallesons has hired a tax partner from EY with expertise in stamp duty and land tax, strengthening the firm's indirect tax practice.

Members of the Obeid family have appealed a judge's "draconian" decision to dismiss their long-running tax cases due to their failure to comply with court orders.