Olivia Lawrence

Expertise

Olivia is a skilled workplace relations lawyer with a special focus on discrimination-related issues.

Olivia has extensive experience advising clients across a wide range of employment issues and contentious employment litigation. Olivia delivers clear and pragmatic advice on complex legal challenges. She works closely with clients offering tailored advice to help clients successfully navigate the intricacies of employment law.

Experience

Olivia has a wide range of experience in all types of employment, safety and industrial matters including:

• acting for employers in employment and industrial disputes and litigated claims before the Fair Work Commission, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, Federal Court of Australia and District Court of NSW
• advising on discrimination claims and assisting with complaints before the Australian Human Rights Commission including acting for an employer in a high-profile sexual harassment claim in the Federal Court of Australia
• advising on issues in relation to the termination of employment, including summary dismissals and redundancies, and the risk of unfair dismissal or general protections claims stemming from a potential termination
• advising on workplace matters, including managing ill and injured workers, restructures, sale of business and transfer of employment as well as performance and conduct matters
• advising employers on enforcement of restraints of trade as well as assisting senior managers on exit strategies from their employment and post-employment claims
• drafting and advising on employment contracts, contractor agreements, company policies and codes of conduct.