Dr Saurabh Jain joined the Jindal Global Law School in January 2020. Until October 2019, he was employed at the School of Law, University of New England, Armidale, Australia. As a tenured academic for more than seven years in Australia, he taught Australian Taxation Law and various subjects related to Commercial Law at undergraduate as well as graduate levels, and served at various administrative positions.

Dr Jain has won several honours and awards including the Victoria University of Wellington Dean’s Award for Doctoral Achievement. He has also won multiple scholarships including the Victoria University Post graduate Scholarship and CB Davidson Bequest scholarship.

He secured the Ernst Mach Worldwide Grant – awarded by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy – following which, he conducted research at the Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law, Vienna, University of Economics and Business. He has also been awarded the Ernst Mach Follow Up Grant, and he is scheduled to conduct a research stay at the Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law, Vienna, from July 2021 to September 2021.

Dr Jain’s has published a monograph with one of the renowned publishers in International Taxation, has been catalogued at the Library of Congress, Washington. He has also published multiple articles in international and Indian journals. Further, he has presented papers at various international conferences.

Dr Jain’s research interest are tax avoidance issues related to double tax treaties, the beneficial ownership test in double tax treaties, and simplification of tax system and tax legislation.

Books and Monographs

• Saurabh Jain, Effectiveness of the Beneficial Ownership Test in Conduit Company Cases (International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation, 2013).

Articles

• Saurabh Jain, ‘Redrafting Process of the Income Tax Legislation in South Africa and India and Lessons from New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Australia’ (2021) 27(3) New Zealand Journal of Taxation Law and Policy (forthcoming).
• Saurabh Jain, ‘How Serious are South Africa and India about Rewriting their Income Tax Legislation?’ (2021) 27(2) New Zealand Journal of Taxation Law and Policy 173.
• Saurabh Jain and John Prebble, ‘Interpreting the Factor of Dominion in Conduit Company Cases’ (2019) 73(5) Bulletin for International Taxation:1–8.
• Saurabh Jain and John Prebble, ‘Conceptual Problems of Beneficial Ownership and the Corporate Veil’ (2019) 73(3) Bulletin for International Taxation:1–9.
• Saurabh Jain and John Prebble, ‘Conceptual Problems of Beneficial Ownership Related to Agents and Nominees’ (2019) 73(1) Bulletin for International Taxation:1–7.
• Saurabh Jain and John Prebble, ‘Beneficial ownership and the Contractual Obligation of an Interposed Company to Pass on Income’ (2018) 72(12) Bulletin for International Taxation:1–7.
• Saurabh Jain and John Prebble, ‘Conceptual Aspects of Beneficial Ownership in the Context of Property Law’ (2018) 72(10) Bulletin for International Taxation 572.
• Saurabh Jain and John Prebble, ‘Historical Introduction to the Test of Dominion in the Context of Double Tax Treaties’ (2018) 72(8) Bulletin for International Taxation  488.
• Saurabh Jain, ‘Rewrite and Review of Income-tax Act 1961’ (2018) 24(3) Asia-Pacific Tax Bulletin:1–7.
• Saurabh Jain and Amit Kamath, ‘Indian and Australian Perspectives on Demonetization and its Tax Implications’ (2017) 23(5) Asia-Pacific Tax Bulletin:1–6.
• Saurabh Jain, ‘Administrative and Structural Challenges with the Prospective Indian GST Regime’ 23(2) Asia-Pacific Tax Bulletin:1–5.
• Saurabh Jain et al., ‘Conduit Companies, Beneficial Ownership, and the Test of Substantive Business Activity in Claims for Relief under Double Tax Treaties’, (2013) 11 eJournal of Tax Research 386:1–49.
• Saurabh Jain, ‘Changing Methods of Warfare and Violations of Human Rights of Civilians’ (2005) 17 All India Reporter Journal 176.
• Saurabh Jain, ‘Key Issues Related to Protection of Human Rights of Civilians in Armed Conflicts’ (2004) 22 Practical Lawyer:1–9.
• Saurabh Jain, ‘Prisoners Abuse in Iraq: Will U.S. Escape Geneva Conventions this Time?’ 4 Lawz 29.
• Saurabh Jain, ‘Can the Present International Space Law Prevent an Arms Race in Outer Space?’ (2004) 14 Practical Lawyer:1–6
• Saurabh Jain, ‘Where Does Indian Disability Law Stand in the Present International Scenario?’ (2004) 12 Practical Lawyer:1–4.
• Saurabh Jain, ‘Effectiveness of Indian Disability Law to Enforce Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities’, (2004) 16 All India Reporter Journal 118.

Research Recognition

• Victoria University of Wellington Dean’s Award for Doctoral Achievement (2013).
  
  

Academic Achievement

• Distinction in Master of Laws, School of Law, University of Aberdeen (2006).
  
  

Scholarships

• Victoria University Post Graduate Scholarship for PhD study (2007-2010).
• CB Davidson Bequest Scholarship from the School of Law, University of Aberdeen (2006).
  
  

Grant

• The Ernst Mach Worldwide Grant of €2,820.00 from the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy (2011-2012).
• The Ernst Mach Follow Up Grant of €3,450.00 from the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy (2020-2021).