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Michael Wyles

QUALIFICATIONS  BA, JD
ADMITTED  2016    BAR  2021
CHAMBERS  ACK 2311

CLERK CONTACT  03 9225 7999
PHONE  9225 8848
MOBILE  0417 583 041
EMAIL  michael.wyles@vicbar.com.au

Michael Wyles, BA, JD

AREAS OF PRACTICE

  • Administrative Law
  • Bankruptcy and Insolvency
  • Commercial Law
  • Corporations
  • Taxation Law

ENQUIRIES: dever@vicbar.com.au

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Experience

Michael accepts commercial law and taxation law briefs.

Before coming to the Bar, Michael was a Managing Solicitor in the Tax Controversy and Dispute Resolution team at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Michael was involved in some of Australia’s largest and most complex tax disputes. He advised on a variety of technical areas including income tax, Part IVA, transfer pricing, capital/revenue, land tax, GST and R&D. He worked with a diverse range of clients from multinational corporations to individual taxpayers.

Michael has twice been recognised as a finalist in Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30 awards for Tax (2019, 2020). He was recently a member of the Tax Institute of Australia’s Young Professionals Board where he organised panel discussions on the topic of dispute resolution.

After graduating, Michael worked at Telstra as a Product Strategy Analyst focusing on the development of new consumer products. While at Telstra Michael spent time as in-house-counsel where he provided legal advice to Telstra’s operational divisions.

A former Senior Student of Trinity College, Michael graduated with a Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Arts from the University of Melbourne. He is a candidate for the Master of Laws program at the University of Melbourne.

Michael read with Charles Parkinson SC and his senior mentor is Philip Solomon QC.

Recent cases:

Toma v Workforce Recruitment and Labour Services Pty Ltd [2022] FCAFC 100;

McConvill & Associates v Carbone [2022] FCA 265;

From 22 Oct 2021, liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation.