Chambers and Partners 2025 Rankings

6 St James Hall Chambers as a set has been ranked by Chambers and Partners under their Dispute Resolution: The Bar 2025.

Members Ian Neil SC and Michael Seck have each been ranked individually in their expert areas of law, Employment: The Bar. 

A full list of ranking tables can be found on this link https://chambers.com/legal-rankings/employment-the-bar-australia-8:2715:23:2?l=en-GB

Congratulations to both Ian and Michael. 

Enquiries about availability can be sent directly to the Clerk and Practice Manager of Chambers, Nora Faulua.

WorkPac v Rossato: the potential implications

Ian Neil SC of 6 St James Hall Chambers will be co-presenting a second webinar with David Chin SC of 5 Wentworth and Christopher Parkin of 5 Wentworth on WorkPac v Rossato: the potential implications. The webinar will be chaired by Sally Moten, Partner, Workplace Relations & Safety, Lander & Rogers and hosted by The Commercial Law Association of Australia on 26 August 2021 from 5:00pm to 6:00pm.

Please click here to register.

WORKPAC PTY LTD V ROSSATO [2021] HCA 23

The interesting aspect of the High Court’s reasoning is the insistence on the primacy of binding contractual promises as an indicator of the character of the employment, rather than unenforceable expectations or understandings, or the parties’ wider relationship. The absence of enforceable promises of continuing employment indicated casual employment.  This is an important statement of the law and the judicial function.

Brett Walker SC, Ian Neil SC, David Chin SC and Christopher Parkin represented the appellant.

Reasons for the decision can be found here.

What happens when JobKeeper Ends?

Loren Web of Dynamic Business interviews Ian Neil SC who provides his insight and advice for employers for navigating the uncertain times ahead with coming out of JobKeeper, including having difficult conversations with employees and establishing good practices for Health & Safety.

The article can found through Ian Neil’s website: https://www.ianneil.com.

Guide to the JobKeeper Scheme

Ian Neil SC, with David Chin SC and Christopher Parkin, has written a 'Guide to the JobKeeper Scheme'. You can download the guide on this page.

Ian, David, and Christopher will be presenting a webinar the week beginning 20 April 2020 under the auspices of the Australian Labour Law Association in which they will answer questions about the scheme. Details of the webinar will be published on Ian Neil SC's website.

Chambers and Partners - Rankings for Employment Bar 2019

Ian Neil SC and Michael Seck have been ranked in the Chambers and Partners Employment Bar 2019 throughout Australia and Asia-Pacific.

Ian Neil advises and appears for leading law firms throughout Australia for clients in mining and resources, building and construction, banking and finance, industry, and government. A focus of Ian’s practice is employment and industrial law.

Michael Seck advises and appears for major Australian employers in the public and private sector, workplace regulators, employer/industry associations, senior executives and trade unions.