David Jacyk has joined Crown Law's Wellington office as a Crown Counsel in the Revenue Team. David has practised tax and public law for over 20 years at the Department of Justice in Canada, appearing at all levels of the Canadian Court system, and also has New Zealand tax law experience from two periods at the New Zealand Inland Revenue Department. David will be practising in the revenue and public law areas at Crown Law.
Judy Cheng has rejoined Crown Law's Wellington office as a Crown Counsel in the Revenue Team. Over the past 2.5 years Judy has been working on international tax policy issues as part of the Policy and Strategy Group of the Inland Revenue Department. This has included work addressing some of New Zealand's base erosion and profits shifting (BEPS) concerns (led by the OECD's BEPS project), and the negotiation of double tax treaties. Judy will be practising in the revenue and public law areas at Crown Law.