John is a Partner in the Perth office of Freehills. He practices in commercial and tax law. John advises clients in relation to tax planning in connection with income tax, sales tax, GST, stamp duty and other miscellaneous taxes. John also advises clients in relation to negotiations in connection with taxation audits and appears as counsel in taxation litigation in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal and the Federal Court. Before joining Freehills in 1988 John was in charge of the Appeals Branch of the Australian Taxation Office in Perth.