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Clayton Utz

Employment: Western Australia

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Clayton Utz

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About

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Clayton Utz's Workplace Relations, Employment and Safety (WRES) team has a proud multi-jurisdiction focus, with the practice and team located across Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, and Western Australia. Led by 11 Partners, the team operates across six key areas being Employment, Industrial Relations, Safety, Investigations, Risk & Compliance, and Discrimination, Diversity & Equal Opportunity.


Industries (8)

  • Higher Education
  • Government
  • Energy & Resources
  • Aviation
  • Transport
  • Technology
  • Banking & Financial Services
  • Life Sciences

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Employment: Western Australia - Australia

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For

Clayton Utz is especially active for federal and local government bodies, with a particularly robust client base and expertise in the aviation, technology and university sectors. The firm boasts a highly regarded litigation team, which focuses on discrimination, bullying and industrial disputes, as well as restraint of trade. The firm also handles matters relating to sexual harassment and fraud. Further areas of focus include the use and development of technology to aid in the calculation of the financial impact of proposed clause amendments in enterprise agreements, as well as in evidence analysis for investigations and in compliance reviews.

Work Highlights

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  • Clayton Utz represented a group of leading Australian universities in a review by the Fair Work Commission of terms in the two higher education modern awards regarding fixed-term employment.

Strengths

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  • Clayton Utz are outstanding and trusted strategic partners.

    Employment: Western Australia respondentAsia-Pacific
  • Clayton Utz's Workplace Relations team are service-focused and provide strong, practical and actionable advice.

    Employment: Western Australia respondentAsia-Pacific

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 2Anna Casellas
    Band 2Anna Casellas

    Anna Casellas

    Anna Casellas advises on the full spectrum of employment issues, including industrial relations, dismissals, contractual matters and compliance. She is widely praised for her deep knowledge and exceptional client service.

    • Anna is always available and provides prompt responses.

      Employment: Western Australia respondentAsia-Pacific
    • Anna remains our preferred lawyer for all things employment-related.

      Employment: Western Australia respondentAsia-Pacific
  • Band 2Saul Harben
    Band 2Saul Harben

    Saul Harben

    Saul Harben enjoys a strong reputation for enterprise bargaining and workplace health and safety matters. He is particularly noted for advising energy and mining clients.
    • Saul provides an excellent level of service and is very knowledgeable.

      Employment: Western Australia respondentAsia-Pacific
    • Saul Harben is an excellent trusted adviser.

      Employment: Western Australia respondentAsia-Pacific
  • Band 3Dan Trindade
    Band 3Dan Trindade

    Dan Trindade

    Dan Trindade is a well-regarded figure in the Victorian market and is noted for handling industrial strategy and enterprise bargaining disputes.
  • Band 4Shae McCartney
    Band 4Shae McCartney

    Shae McCartney

    Shae McCartney has an active work health and safety practice advising on workplace investigations and compliance for a variety of corporate clients.

    • Shae is very impressive. She is able to communicate complex concepts clearly.

      Employment: Western Australia respondentAsia-Pacific
    • Shae McCartney is very responsive and practical.

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