As an expe­ri­enced employ­ment law and fran­chis­ing lawyer, I com­bine my com­mer­cial exper­tise and prag­mat­ic approach to every aspect of my prac­tice. After exten­sive expe­ri­ence in the Unit­ed King­dom and Aus­tralia, I joined Swaab in 1997.
As a prac­ti­tion­er with a spe­cial focus on fran­chis­ing I help a num­ber of nation­al ser­vice based franchisors.
My employ­ment prac­tice con­sists of draft­ing employ­ment agree­ments and con­trac­tor agree­ments, advis­ing on award cov­er­age, statu­to­ry enti­tle­ments and the rights and oblig­a­tions of both employ­ees and employ­ers includ­ing under the Fair Work Act, and whether restraint of trade claus­es are enforce­able. I pro­vide advice in dis­ci­plin­ing and ter­mi­na­tion of employ­ees includ­ing unfair dis­missal claims, claims for adverse action and dis­crim­i­na­tion based claims. In addi­tion, I reg­u­lar­ly advise on defama­tion issues.
As a Notary Pub­lic assist­ing indi­vid­u­als and organ­i­sa­tions with var­i­ous notar­i­al and authen­ti­ca­tion service.