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Meet the most expensive lawyer in Australia

Michael Pelly
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Tax specialist Mark Robertson, KC, could be the most expensive lawyer in the country, charging clients $6250 an hour and $50,000 for an eight-hour day.

While leading barristers such as Bret Walker, SC, will charge about $25,000 a day, Mr Robertson is quoting – and getting – more than double that for his revenue law expertise.

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Michael Pelly is the legal editor, based in our Sydney newsroom. He has been a senior adviser to federal and state attorneys-general and written two books, one a biography of former High Court Chief Justice Murray Gleeson. Email Michael at michael.pelly@afr.com

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