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The Honourable Justice Richard Edmonds

Justice Richard Edmonds was appointed as a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia in May 2005. From 1974 to 1985, his Honour practised as a partner in the firm then known as Allen Allen & Hemsley (now Allens Arthur Robinson) specialising in revenue law.

His Honour was called to the NSW Bar in 1985 and took silk in 1995. At the Bar his Honour continued to specialise in revenue law and appeared in a number of leading cases – Richard Walter; Prestige Motors; ANZ Savings Bank; Metal Manufacturers; Consolidated Press; Hart; Firth; Cooke – to mention a few of the more recent.

His Honour serves on a number of the Court’s panels, including the taxation panel, and expects to continue to be involved in the development of tax law through his docket of cases and the regular sittings of the Full Court. His Honour has a particular interest in the Australian taxation of international operations and the construction and application of Australia’s general anti-avoidance provisions – Part IVA and Division 13 of Part III.