Tuesday, 21 October 2025
Chair
Caroline Mense, Principal, Legal Enablers
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Current Developments in the Unlawful Termination and General Protections Jurisdictions
- The criteria for establishing that termination arose because of a complaint or enquiry
- Whether or not the judgment in Latouf v ABC altered the approach in Bendigo TAFE v Barclay
- The impact of incorporation of whistleblower provisions in the Corporations Act on this jurisdiction
- The status of non-economic loss considerations
- Current law
Presented by Chris McArdle, Principal, McArdle Legal; Accredited Specialist in Employment and Industrial Law
Presenters
Chris McArdle, Principal, McArdle LegalChris McArdle is one of approximately forty lawyers in New South Wales accredited by the Law Society of New South Wales as a specialist in Employment and Industrial Law. Chris has been in legal practice since 1988 and prior to that, served as a Commissioner of the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales. Chris acts for corporate and individual clients with a philosophy of preventing problems and increasing corporate efficiency. Chris has achieved a number of breakthroughs in the anti-discrimination, employment contracts and Registration of Agreements Jurisdictions. Chris is a regular presenter of seminar papers and has published several articles in both mainstream press and specialist journals.
Caroline Mense, Principal Lawyer, Legal Enablers
Caroline Mense Principal Lawyer at Legal Enablers, advising corporates and executives on workplace and employment law. She is known for her strategic, people focused approach. She is Co-Chair of the Workplace Relations Committee at the Law Institute of Victoria and a regular Chair and Presenter at national legal conferences and publishes in the law journal on workplace law and technology. Caroline holds a Bachelor of Laws from Deakin University and a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice from the College of Law. She is currently completing a Connected Leadership certificate at Yale University and has studied Pricing Strategy at Harvard Business School Online. She is active in mentoring, volunteering, and supporting wellbeing initiatives across the legal community.
