Comparative Guide
Litigation
Australia
Ben Dodgshun
Minter Ellison is a trusted adviser in high-stakes workplace health and safety matters, providing comprehensive support from incident response through to regulatory engagement and litigation. National head Deanna McMaster, a recognised WHS expert, advises executives and boards on managing personal liability and navigating serious incidents such as workplace fatalities, while Craig Boyle is noted for guiding clients through regulatory enforcement actions and safety-related industrial disputes.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'Deanna McMaster truly understands our business tailoring her advice as required to not only mitigate legal risks, but to address any reputational and stakeholder issues.'
- 'Craig Boyle has taken the time to build strong and trusted relationships across our business. This ensures we receive consistent, specialist advice that reflects the challenges faced by our different teams. His communication is transparent and responsive, and he provides practical, tailored solutions. Craig has also workshopped strategies with us at very short notice.'
- 'Their client-centric approach is remarkable. They have taken the time to understand the deep complexities of our large business. Cross-disciplinary expertise between the WHS team and sector specialists has added important niche advice. Their guidance is timely, legally skilled, practical, and easy to apply in business operations.'
- 'The team are incredibly knowledgeable, connected, proactive, and easy to deal with.'
- 'Harriet Eager has an exceptional ability to deal with complexity and to engage effectively with teams. The workshops she has run for our HR teams have been regarded as outstanding.'
- 'Jim Fox has been a steady and reliable resource, particularly in the context of traumatic workplace incidents. He navigates these situations with empathy while ensuring we clearly understand what needs to be done.'
Work highlights
Advising a theme park operator on a fatal incident.
Advised multiple construction and mining clients on the defence of prosecutions and investigations arising from fatal workplace incidents.
Advising a global real estate and facilities management company on a serious electrical incident that occurred at a data centre site under its management.
Practice head
Kristy Edser; Deanna McMaster
Other key lawyers
Craig Boyle; Jim Fox; Harriet Eager