Tuesday, 31 March 2026
Description
Attend and earn 0.5 CPD unit in Substantive Law
This program is based on VIC legislation
Chair
Marian Clarkin, Barrister, Chapman's List
Employment Law
Presented by Dominic Fleeton, Partner, K&L Gates; Recognised in Best Lawyers in Australia Labour and Employment Law, 2026, Occupational Health and Safety Law, 2026
Presenters
Marian Clarkin, Barrister, Chapman's ListTrial and appellate advocacy forms the basis of Marian’s practice and she has appeared in superior courts in Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and Tasmania. Outside of court, Marian also regularly represents clients to negotiate settlements and participate in mediations, as well as drafting and settling documents and providing advice. Marian has a broad practice, which often involves complex matters where many areas of the law overlap and there are multiple related proceedings on foot.
Dominic Fleeton, Partner, K&L Gates
Dominic is an experienced industrial relations, safety and employment adviser and litigator. Whether a client is seeking proactive assistance to shape a strategy for a project, transaction or emerging issue, or seeking representation in responding to an active claim or proceeding, Dominic identifies the client’s objectives and priorities, works with them to formulate options that are geared towards achieving them, and then pursues the chosen course of action with energy, efficiency and enthusiasm. Dominic takes great pride in assisting clients to develop and successfully implement industrial relations strategies and, in doing so, achieving their desired objectives, such as bargaining and obtaining approval of an enterprise agreement, achieving structural change or completing a major project without unnecessary disputation and delay. Dominic is an experienced safety law practitioner who provides services across the board - from proactive compliance advice for employers, Boards and senior managers, to representation in response to regulator enquiries and investigations, to crisis management support in the aftermath of major safety incidents.
