A wealthy Indonesian man has accused Arnold Bloch Leibler of providing poor legal advice resulting in the filing of incorrect tax returns and ultimately an audit into his affairs by Australian tax officials.
Benny Tabalujan alleges that he would have relocated to Singapore if Arnold Bloch Leibler had provided proper advice on the tax implications of a trust set up in Indonesia to disperse the estate of his late father.
The former MinterEllison lawyer claims Arnold Bloch Leibler solicitors advised him to create a trust to hold the Indonesian assets, and that he did not need to end his Australian residency to avoid more tax. He claims the firm provided him with a link to an Australian Taxation Office website and an example scenario which was “wrong and incorrect”.
Arnold Bloch Leibler is an influential law firm based in Melbourne which advises a range of major companies and wealthy individu
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