Robyn has a broad practice encompassing advice, pleadings and appearance work in superior and lower courts principally in commercial, insolvency and employment/industrial relations disputes.

SPECIALTIES

Robyn has advised extensively on matters concerning legal professional privilege, including waiver and severance issues.

Robyn has been developing expertise regarding employee share incentive schemes.

Robyn regularly advises and appears in unfair dismissal and unlawful termination cases.

EXAMPLES OF RECENT CASES

Pepe v Playtpus Asset Management Pty Ltd: Supreme Court of Victoria proceeding relating to an entitlement to equity in the defendant's business based on contract and trade practices law (with Justin Bourke)

Southraw v Naval and Military Club: Supreme Court of Victoria proceeding about the removal of a caveat in relation to a sale of land contract (with John Dixon S.C.)

John Holland v CFMEU & Ors: Federal Court injunction proceeding against the CFMEU for breach of the Building and Construction Industry Improvement Act and s 45D of the Trade Practices Act (secondary boycotts) (with Justin Bourke)

Australian Motor Finance Pty Ltd v Five Star: Supreme Court of Victoria winding up application

Cochrane v Commonwealth Bank of Australia: wrongful dismissal proceeding alleging constructive dismissal

Carr v Blade Repair Pty Ltd: Federal Court proceeding alleging unlawful termination for a proscribed reason (age) and claim for breach of contract

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