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Victorian Practising Counsel
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Before coming to the Bar, Herman spent 14 years as a senior litigation partner in a major Melbourne law firm.
Since coming to the Bar in 1987 Herman has established himself as a leading barrister in the areas of employment/industrial law and in equal opportunity/discrimination law. His experience in these areas has included adminstrative and constitutional law.
Industrial Law - He has appeared in numerous leading cases in all jurisdictions, including the High Court of Australia, the Federal Court of Australia and the Fair Work Commission.
Equal Opportunity Law - Herman was counsel for the successful applicants in the leading cases of Waters v PTC (the scratch ticket case) decided by the High Court, Sinnapan v State of Victoria (the Northland school case) and the State of Victoria v Bacon (intellectually disabled students) decided by the Court of Appea and Nojin v Commonwealth (disability discrimination) in the Full Federal Court.
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