Taufiq Arahman

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Commercial Litigation; Debt Recovery; Building and Construction Disputes; Tax Litigation; Class Actions

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and International Studies (Japanese) – Macquarie University
• Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice – College of Law Australia
• Admitted to practice in New South Wales

SELECTED REPRESENTATIONS

• Acted for a property development company seeking damages for negligent taxation advice which purported to incorporate a Managed Partnership Arrangement. The matter required dealing with the operation of Division 7A and Part IVA of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cth).
• Acted for homeowners seeking contractual damages against builders for defective or incomplete works.
• Advising both building companies and homeowners in relation to their rights under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW).
• Acted for the plaintiffs in the Steinhoff shareholder class action in which the Defendant had engaged in fraudulent bookkeeping and asset valuation. The Plaintiffs recovered $1.32 billion in compensation.
• Acted for the plaintiffs in the NT Youth Justice Class Action against the Northern Territory for assault, battery and false imprisonment of children in youth detention centres. The plaintiffs recovered $35 million in compensation.