Catherine Pierce
- Commercial Law Tort Law
- Public Law
Catherine practices in taxation, commercial and public law. Catherine has also appeared in both international and domestic commercial arbitration.
Before joining the Bar, Catherine worked as a solicitor at Walkers Hong Kong and on secondment to King & Wood, where she advised in respect of international financial instruments and corporate and financial restructuring.
Catherine also previously worked as a interpreter in the French and Mandarin Chinese languages.
Catherine has been recognised in the Victorian Junior Counsel rankings of “Doyle’s Guide to the Australian Legal Profession” for her expertise in tax law.
Liability limited by a scheme approved under the Professional Standards Legislation
Contact
- P03 8600 1733
- M0435 460 633
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Chancery Chambers
Level 25
200 Queen Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Jane King
03 9225 8558
Expertise
- Banking & Finance
- Class Actions
- Contractual Disputes
- Corporations & Securities
- Equity & Trusts
- Taxation
- Negligence
- Professional Negligence
- Commissions & Inquiries
- Freedom of Information
- Taxation
Qualifications
Bachelor of Laws (Hons)
Bachelor of Arts
Victoria
State and Territory Courts and Tribunals
Federal Court of Australia
High Court of Australia
French
Mandarin
Recent Cases
Catherine has acted for both taxpayers and the Commissioner of Taxation in the High Court and Federal Court in the following cases:
Commissioner of Taxation v Shell Energy Holdings Australia Ltd [2021] FCAFC 496
ACN 154 520 199 Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation [2020] FCAFC 190
Commissioner of Taxation v Douglas [2020] FCAFC 220
Commissioner of Taxation v Scone Race Club Ltd [2019] FCAFC 225
Commissioner of Taxation v Racing Queensland Board [2019] FCAFC 224
Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Thomas [2018] HCA 31 (led by Justin Gleeson SC and Philip Looney KC)
Glencore Investment Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation [2019] FCA 1432
Advising multinational companies in relation to the application of anti-avoidance and transfer pricing provisions to certain debt instruments and currency swaps.
PepsiCo, Inc. v Commissioner of Taxation (diverted profits tax) (led by Eugene Wheelahan KC)
Stokely-Van Camp, Inc. v Commissioner of Taxation (diverted profits tax) (led by Eugene Wheelahan KC)
Commissioner of Taxation ats Esso Australia Resources Pty Ltd (petroleum resource rent tax) (led by Stephen Sharpley KC)
Commissioner of State Revenue ats Numo Pty Ltd and Hazy Pty Ltd [2016] VSC 274
Commissioner of State Revenue ats Nationwide Towing Services Pty Ltd [2018] VSC 62
Slea Pty Ltd v Connective Services Pty Ltd [2022] VSC 136
ACN 115 918 959 Pty Ltd v Hoeys Lawyers Pty Ltd [2021] VSC 79
HK Realway Pty Ltd v Thomson Geer Pty Ltd (led by Tim North KC)
Catherine appeared as counsel for the Australian Federal Police in the Royal Commission on the Management of Confidential Informants.
Memberships
Member of the Board of Directors of List G Barristers
Victorian Bar - News Editorial Committee
Victorian Bar - Commercial Bar Association