IRS Newcastle Branch - Practitioners Workshop

Practitioners Workshop

Date: Tuesday 25 February 2025

Time: 2.00pm - 5.00pm

Venue: Wests Bowling Club, New Lambton 

The Industrial Relations Society of NSW - Newcastle Branch is excited to announce our first event of 2025. The topic for this event is "Making your Case: developments in bargaining-related arbitration and preparing witness statements".

INTRODUCING OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Deputy President Tony Saunders, Fair Work Commission

DP Saunders was appointed to Commissioner in 2015 and has held the Deputy President position since December 2018. Prior to the FWC, he was a Barrister specialising in workplace relations litigation including employment claims, industrial disputes, discrimination and work health and safety. DP Saunders was admitted as a solicitor in 1998 and was later rated in Doyle’s Guide to the Legal Profession as a leading employment and workplace relations barrister.

Deputy President Saunders will discuss preparing for contested arbitration of industrial instrument terms in the context of bargaining.  This will encompass the conduct of bargaining prior to tribunal involvement, and practical considerations for preparing a case for hearing in the context of intractable bargaining workplace determinations under the Fair Work Act.

Andrew Wilson - Barrister, State Chambers

Andrew brings with him over 25 years’ experience across law, government and industrial relations. He was called to the Bar in 2020 after having been admitted as a solicitor in 2007, and having worked in industrial relations since 1997. As a solicitor he worked in both private and government practice, and as an advisor to the Attorney General of New South Wales.

Since being called to the Bar, Andrew has appeared in a wide range of matters on behalf of ASX-listed companies, small and medium sized enterprises, individuals, insolvency practitioners, not-for-profit entities and trade unions. He primarily appears in the Supreme, District and Local Courts of New South Wales, Federal Court of Australia, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, the Fair Work Commission and the New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT). His experience also extends to appearing led in matters in the New South Wales Court of Appeal and the New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal.

Light refreshments will be served

For any enquiries, please contact newcastle@irsnsw.org.au

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