About
Bryan Pape is an Australian barrister and international arbitrator whose practice
focuses on:
- International Commercial Arbitration and Litigation;
- Commercial Law;
- Constitutional Law; and
- Taxation Law
Areas of Practice
- International Commercial Arbitration and Mediation
- Financial Law including Derivatives
- Appellate Litigation
- Australian Constitutional Law Litigation
- Taxation Litigation
- Commercial Law Litigation
- Administrative Law
- Corporations Law
Associations
Bryan is a member of the following professional associations:
LEGAL
- Member of the New South Wales Bar Association since 1977
INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
- Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- Member of the International Chamber of Commerce – Australian Branch
- Member of the London Court of International Arbitration
DOMESTIC ARBITRATION
- Member of the Panel of Arbitrators of the NSW Bar Association
- Listed Arbitrator of the District Court of NSW, 2013-2014
- Associate Member of the Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators of Australia
MEDIATION
- Practitioner’s Certificate in Mediation from the Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators, Australia
DISPUTE BOARD
- Member of the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation.
QUASI- JUDICIAL AND QUASI LEGISLATIVE
Former Member of the Taxation Board of Review No. 1 (1981-1984) and the Australian Accounting Standards Board (1992-1994)
Blog
Blog – Superannuation Excess Non-Concessional Contributions Tax
The Superannuation (Excess Concessional Contributions Tax) Act 2007 (Cth.) and the Superannuation (Excess Non-concessional Contributions Tax) Act 2007(Cth.) which impose rates of tax of 31.5% and 46.5% respectively continues to cause concern to savers. These taxes are imposed on delinquent savers or contributors to complying superannuation funds who for whatever reason exceed the cap on [...]
Continue readingMRRT – to be or not to be?
Does the Minerals Resource Rent Tax (MRRT) discriminate between the States of the Commonwealth? If it does then it will be struck down as invalid by the High Court of Australia as being contrary to s. 51(ii) of the Constitution. Relevantly this section says: The Parliament shall, subject to this Constitution, have power to make [...]
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Bryan Pape
Lockhart Chambers,
233 Macquarie Street,
Sydney, NSW, 2000
Telephone: 61 2 8028 0100
Mobile; 0499 834 878
Email: bryanpape@bigpond.com