Lily is recognised as an Accredited Specialist in Employment and Industrial Law by the Law Society of NSW with a practice focussed on workplace relations, safety and discrimination law.
Lily has broad experience in managing complex disputes in the Fair Work Commission, NSW Industrial Relations Commission, Australian Human Rights Commission, Federal Court of Australia and the NSW District Court.
Lily regularly conducts workplace investigations for corporate and government clients with a focus on sexual harassment, safety and workplace conduct.
Expertise
Experience
- Multiple construction industry clients Providing ongoing strategic and legal advice in relation to work health and safety obligations, defending criminal prosecutions and negotiating enforceable undertakings as an alternative to prosecution.
- Various NSW Government departments Conducting investigations into allegations of workplace misconduct including harassment, bullying and other misconduct.
- Not-for-profit Advising a not-for-profit organisation in the disability support space by defending a general protections dispute commenced in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.
- Australian Government Department Advising in relation to a Human Rights application commenced in the Federal Court of Australia.
- Security services provider Advising in relation to enterprise bargaining, responding to union initiated disputes and defending a discrimination complaint in the Australian Human Rights Commission and the Federal Court of Australia.
- Media and entertainment industry clients Providing advice in relation to employment contracts, workplace restructuring and conducting workplace investigations.
- Automotive industry client Appearing in the Fair Work Commission in relation to an application to stop bullying in the workplace.
- Hospitality industry client Negotiating the exit of a senior staff member and defending an application for unfair dismissal remedy in the Fair Work Commission.
