About
Ian Tunstall is a lawyer practising as a solicitor in New South Wales, Australia. He is also an economist and practises through TUNSTALL Consulting Pty Limited.
writer
Ian has published books on legal issues written for non-lawyers. He also writes articles dealing with legal and economic issues for newspapers and journals, submissions for the legal profession, papers for government on policy issues for regulation, and commentary on legal corporate issues.
The topics of his published books include international securities regulation, company law, voluntary administration and the taxation of e-commerce. A growing list of white papers and economics papers on a range of legal and economic topics are available on this website.
Ian also edits the newsletter Australian Energy Law and Economics.
economist
As an economist, Ian’s experience includes work in the Australian Government to rationalise regulatory arrangements and tariffs to support the restructure of Australian industries and to take advantage of overseas trading opportunities. He has studied industry sectors to identify opportunities to restructure regulatory arrangements.
He provides consulting services to develop regulatory impact statements and policy for new commercial laws and develops economic strategy for corporate clients.
Ian is a member of the Economics Society of Australia and Centre for Independent Studies.
lawyer
As a lawyer, Ian has been involved in transferring government assets by privatisation and corporatisation of government businesses. Examples are QANTAS, NSW State Rail and irrigation assets. Also, he has worked on company takeovers, administrations and insolvency processes.
Ian has written legal commentary and published work on financial markets law and the impact of the free trade agreement between Australia and the USA. He advises on these topics and financial market compliance requirements.
Ian is a member of The Law Society of New South Wales and the Law Institute of Australia. He serves on The Law Society of NSW – Litigation, Law and Practice Committee and a committee of the Federal Court of Australia.
corporate director
Ian’s interest in corporations extends to working as a corporate director, providing guidance on legal, economic and financial issues. His knowledge of company law ensures that the board takes decisions correctly and actions of directors are consistent with the business judgement rule. He has developed strategies, key strategic plans and directions, financial and operational policies, and analysed financial performance against plans.
He has been a board member of the Hawkesbury Nepean Catchment Management Trust, chair of the Blue Mountains Catchment Management Committee and member of executive committees of large owners corporations.
Ian is a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD) and a member of Chartered Secretaries Australia.
legal entities
The legal entities are:
Ian Tunstall Solicitor ABN 76 207 879 522
TUNSTALL Consulting Pty Ltd ABN 66 003 233 538
