Corrs Chambers Westgarth’s workplace health and safety practice advises clients across the energy and resources, aviation, fast food, and public sectors. The team is led by Nick Le Mare, who is regularly engaged in enterprise bargaining, litigation, investigations, and critical incident safety management, while Marie Costa is highly regarded for her expertise in criminal law and regulatory matters. The practice was further strengthened in 2025 with the arrivals of special counsel Dimity Leahy and senior associate Mark Grdovich.
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Key clients
- SRG Global
- Alleseas
- Western Power
- Glencore
Work highlights
Advising SRG on a major construction site incident in Western Australia for the Australian Navy, where a worker was exposed to a risk of death and suffered serious harm.
Advising Allseas on safety issues relating to offshore decommissioning, including whether platforms constitute a ‘facility’ under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 (Cth) and the extent of the national safety regulator’s jurisdiction.
Represented Western Power successfully before the Work Health and Safety Tribunal in a claim under new anti-discrimination provisions of the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WA).
Lawyers
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
Nick Le Mare
Other key lawyers
Marie Costa; Dimity Leahy; Mark Grdovich