Denis Barlin

Denis Barlin

Denis has been listed in Doyle’s Guides as Recommended Counsel for Australia in the area of Wills & Estates Litigation since 2019 and in the 2022 edition as Recommended Counsel (NSW) in the Leading Tax Barristers list.

Areas of Practice

• Commercial Law
• Corporations Law
• Equity & Trusts
• Superannuation
• Tax & Revenue Law

Qualifications

Bachelor of Commerce, Australian National University

Bachelor of Laws (Honours Class II), Australian National University

Master of Laws, University of Sydney

Certified Practising Accountant

Professional experience

Solicitor Director, SBN Lawyers

Partner, Senior Associate & Solicitor, Cosoff Cudmore Knox

Solicitor, Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Tax Consultant, Greenwoods & Freehills

Membership

Fellow – Taxation Institute of Australia

Fellow – Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners

Member – Certified Practicing Accountants Australia

Member – Transnational Taxation Network

Member – International Tax Planning Association

Member – Taxation Institute of Australia NSW, Education Committee

Member – Taxation Institute of Australia ACT, Education Committee

Member – Liaison Committee – Taxation Institute and NSW Office of State Revenue

Member – Institute of Chartered Accountants Tax Discussion Group No 14

Publications Available for Download:

• The Variation of Trust Provisions

  21/06/2023

• Managing Trusts

• Overview of the Constructive Trust

  6/06/2017

• Selected Issues in Estate Administration

  1/05/2017

• Asset Protection: Trusts and the use of corporate appointors

  24/11/2015

• Rectifying deficient death benefit nominations

  2/11/2015

• The Powers of a Court to Vary the Terms of a Trust

  21/10/2015

• Control of Superannuation Upon the Death of a Member

  15/10/2015

• Self Managed Super Fund Tax Landscape

  30/03/2015

• Superannuation & Estate Planning, “SMSF’s: Property, Death & Taxes”

  30/03/2015

• Taxation & Superannuation for Lawyers Presentation

  27/03/2015

• Trust Disputes

  26/03/2015

• Administration of, and Disputes concerning Trusts

  26/03/2015

• Tax and Superannuation for Lawyers: Some Selected Issues

  26/03/2015

• Judicial Advice

  6/03/2015

• Judicial Advice – Presentation

  6/03/2015

• Asset Protection – Trusts and the use of corporate appointors

  17/10/2014

• Asset Protection – Trusts and the use of Corporate Appointors

  17/10/2013

• Trust to Trust Distributions

  17/10/2013

• Administration of Trusts

  1/08/2012

• Personal Property Securities

  1/07/2012

• Tax Forum – Superannuation Gearing

  18/05/2012

• Superannuation Gearing

  1/05/2012

• Sham, Fraud and Evasion

  1/05/2012

• A Taxing Situation for Small Business

  22/03/2012

• Superannuation and Asset Protection

  15/02/2012

• Costs Orders Against the Commissioner of Taxation

  1/02/2012

• Selected Tax Issues in Leasing

  8/09/2011

• Changes in the Taxation of Trusts

  7/09/2011

• Access by Beneficiaries of ‘Trust Documents’ – as of Right or…

  1/07/2011

• To be Vested or not to be Vested … that is the Declaration

  1/05/2011

• Tax Update for Lawyers

  1/03/2011

• Restructuring for Business Succession and Buy/Sell Agreements: Tax …

  1/03/2011

• Succession Planning and Trusts

  16/11/2010

• Succession planning and trusts

  20/10/2010

• Superannuation and Bankruptcy

  18/08/2010

• Bankruptcy Training Session

  8/08/2010

• Succession planning and trusts

  1/08/2010

• Partitioning Land – How do you ensure there are no unexpected tax…

  1/08/2010

• Superannuation – Direct Gearing of Super Funds

  1/08/2010

• Succession Planning and Trusts

  1/05/2010

• Recent Developments Gearing in Superannuation

  19/04/2010

• Superannuation: Asset Protection and Estate Planning Issues

  1/01/2010

• Succession planning – Trusts, Superannuation & Buy-sell …

  1/01/2010

• NSW Stamp Duties

  22/10/2009

• Succession Planning and Trusts

  20/10/2009

• Estate Planning – the Practicalities of Effective Structuring

  13/06/2009

• Estate Planning – The Practicalities of Effective Structuring

  1/06/2009

• Asset Protection and Superannuation

  20/05/2009

• Tax Training Notes

  1/01/2009

• Direct Gearing of Super Funds: The Instalment Warrant Revolution

  1/01/2009

• Guarantees and “Instalment Warrant” Arrangements

  3/09/2008

• Cloning & Splitting Discretionary Trusts

  1/09/2008

• Cloning and Splitting Discretionary Trusts

  22/08/2008

• Succession and Exit Strategies

  1/08/2008

• Testamentary Trust

  28/07/2008

• NSW Land Tax – Holding Land in a Unit Trust

  1/04/2008

• Catching Changes in “Beneficial Ownership”

  8/03/2008

• Developments in Revenue Law Affecting Real Property Transactions

  1/01/2008

• Extension of the Vesting Day Does Not Cause Split Ends

  8/03/2007

• Changes to NSW Land Tax

  21/02/2007

• Land Tax and Unit Trusts

  1/02/2007

• The Schemes Continue

  6/12/2003

• The Refinancing Principle as Applied to Trusts

  1/11/2003

• Wicked Witch Fails to Stop Progress Down the Yellow Brick Road

  1/08/2002

• Budplan: Victory for the Commissioner but Hope for Other Taxpayers?

  1/05/2002

• Deductible Expenses for Infringement of Trademark

  1/09/2001

• Estate Planning Considerations in the SMSF Context

  1/01/2001