PEOPLE PROFILES

 
 

Patrick McGurk

Director
Branch: Cape Town
Tel: +27 (0)21 405 5117
Fax: +27 (0)86 543 3626
Email: pmcgurk@werksmans.com
 
Main Practice Area

Tax

Specialises in:
  • all areas of corporate tax
  • financial services
  • construction operations
  • capital gains tax
  • fringe benefits tax
  • VAT

Career:
B Com (Wits)
B Acc (Wits)
H Dip Tax Law (Wits)
H Dip Company Law (Wits)
CA (SA)

2010: Director, Werksmans Tax (Pty) Ltd

Highlights:
  • Former external examiner in Tax at Wits
  • Former member of South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) National Tax Committee
  • Former member of the Public Accountants and Auditors Board (PAAB), Education Committee on Taxation
  • Named as a leading lawyer in the speciality of Tax by Best Lawyers International (2008 – 2010)
  • Named as a leading specialist in Tax by Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business (2011 and 2012)
  • Mentioned in Chambers Global 2008 for his "astute judgment"
  • Named as an endorsed lawyer in Tax by PLC Which Lawyer (2011)
  • Rated in the Legal 500 - Europe, Middle East and Africa
  • Recommended in PLC’s Cross-Border Tax Handbook (2008) and in PLC Which Lawyer (2008)
  • International Tax Review (2008) noted his work in capital markets and financial products
  • Listed in the International Tax Review’s World Tax (2011)