Peter Edmundson

Associate Professor

BJuris LLB (UNSW) LLM (SYD)

Academic Profile

Peter has been an academic since 1994 and has taught and published mainly in the areas of corporate law, torts and taxation. He has worked at a number of universities including the University of Sydney and the University of New South Wales. He has also been a consultant to the law firm Blake Dawson since 1999. Peter holds the degrees of Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Jurisprudence. In addition he was awarded the Nancy Gordon Smith Memorial Prize for being the Master of Laws student with the highest average mark in his graduating year.

Current Research Activities

Examining interactions between Tort Law, Taxation Law and Corporate Law.

Recent Publications

ARTICLES

Edmundson, "Chasing tax fraudsters using the tort of conspiracy" (2008) 37 Australian Tax Review 131

Edmundson, "Setting aside trustees' decisions: How secure is the rule in Hastings-Bass?" (2008) 31(1) Australian Bar Review 36.

Edmundson, "When is an acquisition by a 'trust' for GST purposes?" (2007) 17 Revenue Law Journal 72.

Edmundson, "Sidestepping Limited Liability in Corporate Groups Using the Tort of Interference with Contract" (2006) 30(1) Melbourne University Law Review 62.

Cannon & Edmundson, "Refocusing on Fundamental Principles of Stamp Duty" (2006) 4(2) eJournal of Taxation Research, 101.

Edmundson & Mitchell, "Knowing Receipt in Corporate Group Structures" (2005) 23(8) Company and Securities Law Journal 515.

Edmundson, "GST and Involuntary Supplies" (2003) 6 Journal of Australian Taxation 224.

McMahon & Edmundson, "GST and cross-border investments" (2003) 57 Bulletin for International Fiscal Documentation 389.

Edmundson, "GST, Financial Supplies and Reduced Input Tax Credits" (2003) 6(3) The Tax Specialist 113.

Edmundson, "An analysis of GST and Third Party Consideration" (2001) 11 Revenue Law Journal 46.

Cannon & Edmundson, "Taxing Issues in Taxing Income of a Discretionary Trust" (2001) 5(1) The Tax Specialist 8.

Edmundson, "GST and Financial Supplies: A Comparative Analysis of Legislative Structure" (2001) 30(3) Australian Tax Review 132.

Edmundson, "Adapting the Corporations Law to Corporate Groups Using a Flexible Definition of Control" (1999) 11(2) Corporate and Business Law Journal 225.

Edmundson & Stewart, "Liability of a Holding Company for Negligent Injuries to an Employee of a Subsidiary: CSR v Wren" (1998) 6(2) Torts Law Journal 123.

Edmundson, "Indirect Self-Acquisition: The Search for Appropriate Concepts of Control" (1997) 15(5) Company and Securities Law Journal 264.

SHORTER PIECES, CONFERENCE PAPERS AND NOTES

Edmundson, "Chasing Tax Fraudsters Using the Tort of Conspiracy", conference paper presented at the 8th International Tax Administration Conference, Sydney 27-28 March 2008. Winner of the Cedric Sandford Medal for equal best conference paper. A revised version has been published as (2008) 37 AT Rev 131.

Barkoczy & Edmundson, "A Comparative Study of the Design Features of Some Australasian and South East Asian Venture Capital Tax Expenditure Programs", conference paper presented at the Australasian Tax Teachers" Association Conference, University of Tasmania, 24 January 2008.

Edmunson & Phair, "Case and Rulings Update: Important Developments Since Noosa Last", conference paper presented jointly at the ATAX 19th Annual GST and Indirect Tax Weekend Workshop, Noosa 13-14 April 2007.

Edmundson, "Intergovernmental Agreements and the Battle over GST Revenue", conference paper presented at the Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law 2006 Constitutional Law Conference, Sydney 24 February 2006.

Cannon & Edmundson, "A practical look at source issues", conference paper presented jointly at the Taxation Institute of Australia International Tax Masterclass, 22 September 2004.

McMahon & Edmundson, "Draft legislation on long-term contracts released" (2004) 10 GST News 1.

Cannon & Edmundson, "An examination of the interaction between vendor duty and other taxes", conference paper presented (by Bill Cannon) at the IBC NSW Stamp Duty Reform Update conference, 3 August 2004.

Edmundson & Talcott-Curry, "GST and tax law partnerships" (2004) 9 GST News 1.

Edmundson & McMahon, "GST and securitisation"(2004) 7 GST News 1.

Trethewey & Edmundson, "Risky Business" Law Institute Journal April, 2004, 78.

Edmundson & McMahon, "GST and Compulsory Acquisitions" (2003) 9 GST Newsletter 1.

Edmundson, "GST, Financial Supplies and Reduced Input Tax Credits", conference paper presented at the Taxation Institute of Australia 5th Australian GST Symposium, 17-19 October 2002, Gold Coast, Queensland. A later version was published in the Tax Specialist, 2003.

Barkoczy & Edmundson, "Inconsistent entity regime and draconian non-fixed trust proposals" (2000) 49 CCH Tax Week 878.

Edmundson, "GST and Insurance" (1999) 11 GST Newsletter 8.