Presenters

Adam Doughman, Special Counsel, Redemont
Adam is an accomplished lawyer specialising in industrial and employment law across multiple jurisdictions in Australia. With a pragmatic and collaborative approach, he provides strategic, tailored, and cost-effective employment law advice to a diverse clientele, ranging from individuals to publicly listed companies. Adam's expertise includes drafting employment contracts and policies, advising on award and employer obligations, and resolving employment disputes. He has extensive litigation experience, particularly in breaches of post-employment obligations. After spending the first 10 years of his career as a technician in the music industry, Adam was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of NSW in 2009. He began his legal career at a boutique employment law practice and has since gained substantial knowledge in industrial and employment law through roles at both respected mid-tier and boutique firms in Sydney CBD and an in-house position with a major broadcaster. Adam has a proven track record of representing both employees and employers in various matters, including employment disputes, underpayment claims, consumer protection claims, WH&S issues, and discrimination claims. His litigation experience spans industrial courts and tribunals in New South Wales and Queensland, as well as the Federal Court, the Federal Circuit Court, and the Fair Work Commission.

Andrew Stumer KC, Quay Central Chambers
Andrew Stumer is a barrister practising in commercial law from chambers at Level 16/17, Quay Central in Brisbane. He commenced practice at the Bar in 2010. Since that time he has acted in a range of commercial disputes in the fields of mining, banking, property development, taxation, intellectual property, financial services and the charity sector. Prior to commencing at the Bar, he was a senior associate in the litigation and dispute resolution department of the law firm Allens Arthur Robinson (now Allens). From 2004 to 2007, Mr Stumer was a student at the University of Oxford where he obtained the degrees of Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) and Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil), with the latter focusing on the law of evidence. During that time, he also held a position as lecturer in law at Magdalen College, Oxford, with responsibility for the college's tutorial program in contract law. Mr Stumer is the author of The Presumption of Innocence (Hart Publishing, 2010) and the annotations to the Queensland Evidence Act incorporated into Civil Procedure Queensland (Lexis, Looseleaf).