Stefano Mariani, M.A. (Oxon), M.Sc. (LSE), was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2013 and admitted as a solicitor-advocate in Hong Kong 2020. He has extensive experience in tax dispute resolution, including practising as a solicitor-advocate in Hong Kong, where he has argued cases for the taxpayer from the Inland Revenue Board of Review to the Court of Final Appeal. He acted as both litigator and sole advocate in a number of recent Inland Revenue Ordinance and Stamp Duty Ordinance appeals. He has been a co-author of the Encyclopaedia of Hong Kong Taxation and Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Hong Kong, as well as a longstanding member of the Institute. He has also published numerous articles in the fields of taxation and trusts.