Barrister · Aickin Chambers
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Employment and industrial relations advocacy in all courts and tribunals, specialising in class actions and complex litigation.
Barrister · Aickin Chambers
Employment and industrial relations advocacy in all courts and tribunals, specialising in class actions and complex litigation.
The advocacyWinning cases requires more than legal expertise. It requires mastery of the facts, command of the law, and the judgment to unite them into a compelling argument.
Complex litigationThe finest legal teams are united by more than expertise. They are united by trust, shared purpose and the discipline to adapt together as a case evolves.
Applications and defences under the Fair Work Act, including adverse action and dismissal disputes at first instance and on appeal.
Coverage, classification and entitlement questions arising from modern awards and enterprise agreements.
Recovery proceedings, penalty applications and compliance matters, acting for employees, employers and regulators.
Protected and unprotected action, picketing and economic torts, right of entry, and bargaining disputes.
Workplace discrimination, victimisation and reverse-onus claims across federal and state jurisdictions.
Full Court appeals, Full Bench appeals and judicial review of decisions of industrial tribunals.
Reported decisions and matters otherwise of public record. Confidential instructions are not listed.
The foundations of persuasion have not changed in two thousand years. Reason convinces the mind. Character earns trust. Humanity moves people to act.
Aickin Chambers, 200 Queen Street, Melbourne
Practising in employment, industrial and safety law.
2012Called to the Bar
2001Admitted as a lawyer, Supreme Court of South Australia
Victorian Bar Association
Vice President, Industrial Bar Association
“Knowledge under the statutory accessorial liability regime”, Victorian Bar CPD, 2025
“Annual Industrial Relations Review”, Federal Court Employment & Industrial Relations Annual Seminar, 2020
“Without prejudice privilege”, Law Society CPD, 2017
“Restraints of trade — protecting your client’s assets in good times and poor”, Law Society CPD, 2014
Briefs are accepted by contacting my secretary, or me directly.
Please direct all enquiries as to availability and fees through my secretary.