Presenters

John Fernon SC, PG Hely Chambers
John is an experienced counsel who has advised and appeared across many areas of the law and is a leading expert in Employment and Industrial law. Since 2012, he has been recognised each year in the annual Doyles Guide as "Pre-eminent", "Leading" or "Recommended" Senior Counsel in both Employment Law and Work, Health & Safety in NSW and/or Australia along with ongoing recognition by his peers in the AFR Best Lawyers guide. With more than 30 years’ experience at the Bar and 17 years as Senior Counsel, John maintains a solid practice and regularly appears for a broad spectrum of clients across a range of Federal and State jurisdictions, including industrial tribunals. He has represented clients involving commercial, equity and administrative law disputes, as well as claims made under contracts of employment and the the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), workplace safety and common law claims for both plaintiffs and defendants in the Dust Diseases Tribunal.


Brett Feltham, Senior Consultant, King & Wood Mallesons
Brett is a senior consultant in KWM’s Employee Relations & Safety team.  Brett has a broad range of experience gained from assisting leading Australian and global companies over 25 years of practice in relation to all employment, workplace relations, discrimination and workplace health and safety issues.  Brett’s practice includes providing all of the usual employment and workplace relations, discrimination and work health and safety assistance to clients, from both an advisory and contentious perspective, and throughout the employment lifecycle.  He regularly advises clients on complex and strategic employment matters, including C-suite level terminations.  Brett also has considerable experience and expertise in relation to cross-border employment arrangements and the employment and securities law aspects of executive remuneration and employee equity and cash incentive arrangements. Brett is the Co-Chair of the Law Society of NSW’s Employment Law Committee and has a leading role in lobbying and advocating on employment issues on behalf of the legal profession and more generally.  Brett is one of a limited number of Law Society of NSW Accredited Specialists in Employment and Industrial Relations Law, also Chairing the relevant accreditation committee. Prior to commencing at KWM, Brett was a partner at two leading independent Australian firms, a partner at a global law firm, and led the client facing workplace relations team at a Big 4 professional services firm.

Presenters

John Fernon SC, PG Hely Chambers
John is an experienced counsel who has advised and appeared across many areas of the law and is a leading expert in Employment and Industrial law. Since 2012, he has been recognised each year in the annual Doyles Guide as "Pre-eminent", "Leading" or "Recommended" Senior Counsel in both Employment Law and Work, Health & Safety in NSW and/or Australia along with ongoing recognition by his peers in the AFR Best Lawyers guide. With more than 30 years’ experience at the Bar and 17 years as Senior Counsel, John maintains a solid practice and regularly appears for a broad spectrum of clients across a range of Federal and State jurisdictions, including industrial tribunals. He has represented clients involving commercial, equity and administrative law disputes, as well as claims made under contracts of employment and the the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), workplace safety and common law claims for both plaintiffs and defendants in the Dust Diseases Tribunal.


Brett Feltham, Senior Consultant, King & Wood Mallesons
Brett is a senior consultant in KWM’s Employee Relations & Safety team.  Brett has a broad range of experience gained from assisting leading Australian and global companies over 25 years of practice in relation to all employment, workplace relations, discrimination and workplace health and safety issues.  Brett’s practice includes providing all of the usual employment and workplace relations, discrimination and work health and safety assistance to clients, from both an advisory and contentious perspective, and throughout the employment lifecycle.  He regularly advises clients on complex and strategic employment matters, including C-suite level terminations.  Brett also has considerable experience and expertise in relation to cross-border employment arrangements and the employment and securities law aspects of executive remuneration and employee equity and cash incentive arrangements. Brett is the Co-Chair of the Law Society of NSW’s Employment Law Committee and has a leading role in lobbying and advocating on employment issues on behalf of the legal profession and more generally.  Brett is one of a limited number of Law Society of NSW Accredited Specialists in Employment and Industrial Relations Law, also Chairing the relevant accreditation committee. Prior to commencing at KWM, Brett was a partner at two leading independent Australian firms, a partner at a global law firm, and led the client facing workplace relations team at a Big 4 professional services firm.