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Taxation Law - John Fairfax & Sons Pty Ltd v FCT (1959) 101 CLR 30
The case of John Fairfax & Sons Pty Ltd v FCT considered the issue of allowable deductions and whether or not legal expenses paid to defend an action against a company in relation to their acquisition of another company’s shares was an allowable deduction or was capital in nature.
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