With key practitioners based across Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and Brisbane, Corrs Chambers Westgarth is able to provide a broad service to its clients – which are often blue-chips, multinational corporations, financial institutions and government bodies – covering contentious and non-contentious matters. The Melbourne office is home to practice head John Tuck, who advises on investigations and infrastructure projects, and revered ‘expert’ Paul Burns, who is backed by 30 years working in employment law. Graeme Watson also practices from Melbourne, advising on industrial relations issues, while Jack de Flamingh, in the Sydney office, is sought after for advice on strategy development and dispute resolution. In Perth, Anthony Longland is a key point of contact for those looking for representation in courts and tribunals.

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Testimonials

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‘The Corrs Chambers Westgarth Labour and employment practice team are experts in the field. The team continually update us about the latest developments in law and practice.'
‘Responsive and commercial.’
‘Well informed, hard-working and keep to timeframes, responsive and reasonably priced services. All levels of the team are across the subject area.’
‘Paul Burns - expert in his area, pragmatic & commercial, informed, responsive and puts good and capable people in his team on matters.'
'All around, a very good team.’

Key clients

Boeing
Cathay Pacific
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Glencore
LinkedIn
National Australia Bank
Shell
State of Victoria
Woodside

Work highlights

Advised LinkedIn on various workplace challenges arising as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Acting for Qube Logistics in relation to a claim by the maritime division of the Construction, Mining, Maritime and Energy Union in the Federal Court of Australia.
Acted for UGL, a large Australian engineering group that sits under multinational parent company CIMIC, in defence of class action proceedings commenced in the Perth Registry of the Federal Court.