Ms Jenny Firkin KC KC > List G Barristers > Melbourne, Australia > Lawyer Profile
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Ms Jenny Firkin KC KC
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Position
Jenny Firkin QC practises in all areas of Industrial, Employment and Discrimination Law.
Jenny also has significant experience in class actions and royal commissions and inquiries. Most recently in the Workpac Class Actions, the COVID-19 Hotel Quarantine Inquiry and the Royal Commission into Violence Abuse Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability.
Jenny is an experienced appellate advocate, regularly conducting appeals under the Fair Work Act in the High Court of Australia and the Full Federal Court. She is instructed by State and Commonwealth governments, regulators, the private sector, associations, and individuals in all Australian States and Territories. Jenny is currently ranked as a leading senior counsel in Doyle’s Guide to Employment Law Barristers for Australia and Victoria.
Jenny is the Chair of the Victorian Bar’s Equality and Diversity Committee and a Member of the Law Council of Australia’s Equal Opportunity Committee.
Career
Jenny Firkin QC has practised in all areas of Industrial and Employment Law for over 20 years. She has significant experience in class actions involving employment related issues, discrimination cases, contractual disputes and regulatory proceedings. She is an experienced appellate advocate, and has appeared repeatedly in the High Court and the Full Federal Court.
Jenny was called to the Bar in 2002 and became silk in 2018.
Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation
Memberships
Victorian Bar Equality and Diversity Committee – Chair
Law Council of Australia Equal Opportunity Committee – Member
Education
Bachelor of Laws (Hons)(University of Melbourne)
Bachelor of Science (Monash)
Grad Diploma Labour Relations Law (University of Melbourne)
Lawyer Rankings
Australia Bar > Commercial disputes
(Leading Silks)List G Barristers are known in the Victoria market for its broad commercial practice, with members involved in various complex and high value litigation in areas including banking, employment, professional negligence and dispute resolution. The set is unique due to its combination of having a member-owned structure while enjoying the benefits of a strong clerking and administrative team led by Jane King, the senior clerk and CEO. Hamish Austin KC is noted by one client as ‘extremely thorough, and has the ability to get straight to the heart of an issue,‘ while employment specialist Jenny Firkin KC is the Vice President of the Victorian Bar’s Industrial Barristers Association. Natalie Hickey is noted for her involvement in the case of Directed OE Pty Ltd v OE Solution Pty Ltd where she was junior counsel for the successful applicant and was led by Michael Wise KC (as was, prior to his January 2024 judicial appointment) in a case which arose after the applicant discovered that its general manager had engaged in a conspiracy with its Korean supplier.