Michael practises in commercial and corporations law and specialises in taxation and revenue law.
He has appeared led and unled in applications, trials and appeals in a range of courts (including the ACT Supreme Court, NSW Supreme Court, Federal Court and High Court) and tribunals (including the ACT Civil & Administrative Tribunal and Administrative Appeals Tribunal). He also has a substantial advice practice.
Before coming to the Bar, he was Tipstaff and Researcher to President of the New South Wales Court of Appeal (the Hon Justice J L B Allsop AC) and practised as a solicitor at Allens, Herbert Smith Freehills and Corrs Chambers Westgarth.
He is a member of various taxation committees including the Australian Bar Association Taxation Committee and is Deputy Chair of the Tax Institute Dispute Resolution Technical Committee.
He is also a reporter for the Commonwealth Law Reports.
Called to the Bar
2016
Admitted as a legal practitioner
2009
BA/LLB, The University of Queensland
2008
LLM, The University of Sydney
2011
MTax, The University of Sydney
2015
MIntTax, The University of Melbourne
2021
PhD (Law) Candidate, The University of Melbourne
Current
Phone
02 6247 5040
wells@blackburnchambers.com.au
Practice areas
Commercial law
Corporations
Revenue and tax law