gillian tam

senior associate

expertise

  • Corporate & Commercial

  • Property & Development

  • Tax

  • Dispute Resolution & Litigation

  • Insolvency, Bankruptcy & Restructuring

Gillian Tam practices in tax and commercial law, with a focus on income tax and capital gains tax, business restructuring, and insolvency arrangements for small and medium enterprises, high-net-wealth individuals and their families.

Gillian also has a wide range of experience working with clients in resolving disputes relating to tax, insolvency and commercial issues.

She is personable and highly committed, concerned with building client satisfaction and providing sound strategic advice.

Gillian holds a Master in Taxation from University of Sydney, and a Bachelor in Commerce and Laws from Macquarie University.

Outside of work, she enjoys socialising with family and friends, travel and rock climbing.

memberships

  • The Tax Institute

  • The Law Society of New South Wales

qualifications

  • Master of Taxation, University of Sydney

  • Bachelor of Commerce, Macquarie University

  • Bachelor of Laws, Macquarie University

 
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articles

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Corporate & Commercial, Consumer Law
Illegal cartel conduct leads to massive fines and criminal sentences for CEOs
Corporate & Commercial, Consumer Law

A cumulative fine of $33.5 million and criminal convictions and fines imposed on the CEOs have been recently handed down by the Federal Court following criminal cartel conduct.

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Corporate & Commercial, Consumer Law
Workplace Relations
Call when you want, but there's no one home, and you're not gonna reach my telephone! The "Right to Disconnect" becomes law
Workplace Relations

Employees will have the right to disconnect from work outside normal working hours, after amendments to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) were recently passed.

Importantly, nothing in the new law suggests that an employer cannot contact an employee outside of their normal working hours. Rather, the amendments mean employees may refuse to monitor, read or respond to contact, or attempted contact, from an employer or third party outside of the employee’s working hours unless the refusal is unreasonable.

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Workplace Relations
Corporate & Commercial, Compliance & Corporate
Remove Unfair Contract Terms before 9 November 2023
Corporate & Commercial, Compliance & Corporate

From 9 November 2023, changes to the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) will impose heavy penalties on businesses proposing, using, or relying on unfair contract terms in standard form contracts with consumers and small businesses. Businesses need to review their standard form contracts now and remove any unfair contract terms to avoid substantial penalties.

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Corporate & Commercial, Compliance & Corporate