Will Houghton QC practises predominantly in commercial, media and intellectual property law with particular expertise in competition and regulatory law, defamation, and contempt law.
Before coming to the Bar, Herman spent 14 years as a senior litigation partner in a major Melbourne law firm.
Rachel Doyle SC is a leading trial and appellate advocate. Rachel is a specialist in Class Actions, Industrial, Employment and Discrimination Law and Public Law. She has significant experience in common law proceedings involving novel torts, and in Royal Commissions and inquests.
Academic qualifications
1980: Bachelor of Economics (Honours) (Monash University)
1982: Bachelor of Laws (Monash University)
1989: Master of Laws (University of Melbourne)
Employment experience
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Lachlan Armstrong practices in general commercial, securities, competition and insurance litigation in the Federal Court, and all States’ Supreme Courts.
Paul O'Grady KC has a broad employment and industrial law practice
Chris came to the bar in 1992. He took silk in 2015.
Prior to coming to the bar Chris worked as a junior associate to Sir Gerard Brennan in the High Court of Australia in 1990. He then worked as associate to Judge John Hassett in the County Court in 1991.
Jon is an experienced trial and appellate advocate. He took Silk in 2015.
He practises in all areas of commercial law as well as employment/industrial law, insurance law, economic torts and public law, including administrative law.
Dan has been at the Victorian Bar for twenty five years. His practise is in:
Craig's practice is predominantly in the areas of industrial and employment law and the related areas of administrative, disciplinary and discrimination law. He appears regularly in the Federal Court, the Fair Work Commission, and other courts and tribunals, in trials and appeals.
Mark Irving KC specialises in employment, industrial and anti-discrimination law. He has been briefed in over 100 matters in the Federal Court and other superior courts, as well as in three matters in the High Court of Australia in the last decade.
For 30 years, Richard has conducted a national practice as a workplace relations lawyer, having acted for most of the significant employers in Australia across all industries, including coal and metalliferous mining, offshore oil and gas, airlines, stevedoring, transport and logistics, building a
Jenny Firkin KC practises in all areas of Industrial, Employment and Discrimination Law.
Marita specialises in environmental, planning and land acquisition matters acting for private clients and government agencies. Marita has particular expertise in litigation involving contaminated land and losses related to environmental damage, having appeared in a number of significant and long
Malcolm has been a barrister since 2003. He has been consistently included in Doyle’s Guide as a recommended Senior Counsel for industrial and employment law as well as in successive editions of Best Lawyers in Australia for this area of practice.
Patrick is sought after for his advocacy skills and strategic approach to disputes.
He is recognised for his versatility and his practice covers a wide range of areas.
Marc was admitted to practice in April 2000 and signed the Bar Roll in November 2004.
Nick practices in public and commercial law.
Some of the significant matters that Nick has appeared in include:
Pat practices predominantly in criminal law, and appears in trials and appeals for both the defence and the prosecution. He has particular experience in federal and commercial crimes.
Pat also has experience in employment and industrial relations.
Jonathan practises in commercial law, public law, industrial law and torts, including in numerous class actions. He has advised and appeared at trial and appellate level for a diverse range of clients including corporations, government agencies, unions and individuals.
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Robyn has a national practice, and acts principally in industrial relations and employment law matters in both State and Federal jurisdictions.
Matthew is a leading industrial relations and employment barrister with extensive experience acting for many of Australia's largest companies in all jurisdictions. Matthew has a national practice and appears for clients across Australia in all areas of industrial and employment law, including an
Jack has particular expertise in all matters involving the interpretation and application of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) and other industrial legislation; applications for judicial review, in both the employment and industrial context, and other regulatory contexts; the law of employment, indust
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Graduated from Melbourne
University in 1969. Worked as a psychologist until 1972. Employed by
Commonwealth Government providing advice on Industrial relations issues,
Peter has an established practice in employment and workplace law, having previously worked as a senior lawyer in the Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman. He appears regularly in Federal Courts, State Courts and the Fair Work Commission.