Brendan Johnson

BA, B.Ec, LLB (Hons), G.Dip (Industrial & Employee Relations)

ADMITTED:

2010

SIGNED BAR ROLL:

2020

PHONE:

+61 3 9225 7555

FAX:

+61 3 9225 8968

MOBILE:

0402 039 191

E-Mail:

brendan.johnson@vicbar.com.au

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CHAMBER:

Room 1304
Owen Dixon Chambers West
525 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne Vic 3000

Areas of Practice

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

Appellate

Commercial Law

Common Law

Industrial Relations Law & Employment Law

Inquests, Inquiries, Tribunals & Commissions

Public Law & Administrative Law

Brendan accepts briefs in a broad range of areas, including:

TAC
WorkCover
Public Liability
Medical Negligence
Dust Diseases
Employment and Industrial
Criminal law
Administrative Law & Judicial Review
Coronial Inquests

Before signing the Bar Roll, Brendan worked as a solicitor for over a decade, specialising in the area of personal injuries. He practised in the Supreme, County and Magistrates’ Courts.

Brendan became an Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law in 2017 and has extensive experience managing both common law and statutory benefits claims.

Brendan was admitted to practice in April 2010, having completed his traineeship at Maurice Blackburn Lawyers. Most recently, Brendan led the Workcover Team at the Maurice Blackburn Sunshine office, and obtained successful outcomes for hundreds of plaintiffs in statutory benefits, and common law claims including many litigated matters.

Prior to his admission to practice, Brendan worked as a Federal Industrial Officer for the Transport Workers’ Union of Australia appearing regularly in the Fair Work Commission in conciliations and arbitrations in industrial disputes, unfair dismissals and full bench appeals. Brendan also authored a chapter in an edited book: Johnson, B., ‘Developing Legislative Protection for Owner Drivers in Australia: The Long Road to Regulatory Best Practice’ in Fudge, J., McCrystal, S. and Sankaran, K (eds.) Challenging the Legal Boundaries of Work Regulation, Onati International Series in Law and Society (2012).

Brendan is reading with Maria Pilipasidis and his senior mentor is Paul O’Dwyer SC.

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Lennon’s List Barristers | Owen Dixon Chambers | 205 William Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000
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