Michael Wells

• Commercial Law
• Public Law
• Taxation

Michael practises nationally in commercial law, public law and taxation.

He has particular experience in contractual disputes, insolvency and tax litigation.

He was admitted to the New South Wales Bar in 2016, signed the Victorian Bar Roll in 2018 and joined the Queensland Bar in 2020.

He has appeared led and unled in trials and appeals in a range of courts and tribunals including the High Court of Australia and regularly appears in the Federal Court of Australia.

Before coming to the Bar, he practised as a solicitor at leading national and international law firms and worked for the Hon J L B Allsop AC.

He is Chair of the Tax Institute National Dispute Resolution Technical Committee, and is a member of the Tax Bar Association Committee, Australian Bar Association Taxation Committee and Law Council of Australia Business Law Section Taxation Committee.

He currently teaches Taxation of Business Entities at The University of New South Wales.

He is also a reporter for the Commonwealth Law Reports, Australian Corporations and Securities Reports and Australian Tax Reports.

To view a copy of Michael’s CV please click here.

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