Alexander Thomas
- Commercial Law Employment & Industrial
- Public Law
Alexander has a national practice. He acts for clients in a range of industries, including transport and logistics, mining and energy, financial services, education, retail, emergency services, arts and entertainment, and healthcare. He also acts for state and federal government departments and agencies.
Alexander also appears before commissions of inquiry and disciplinary tribunals and panels.
Before coming to the Bar, Alexander was a senior associate at Seyfarth Shaw, where he also practised principally in industrial relations and employment law. Before that, he served as associate to the Honourable Justice Snaden of the Federal Court of Australia.
Alexander read with Dimitri Ternovski and his senior mentor is Marc Felman KC.
Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation
Contact
- P+61 3 9225 8558
- M+61 400 962 884
- F+61 3 9225 8668
- E[email protected]
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Aickin Chambers
Room 10 Level 21
200 Queen Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Jane King
+61 3 9225 8558
Expertise
- Sports Law
- Appellate
- Confidential Information
- Discrimination
- Employment Contracts
- Industrial Disputes
- Public Sector Appeals
- Restraint of Trade
- Statutory Employment Rights
- Commissions & Inquiries
- Discrimination
Qualifications
Juris Doctor
Bachelor of Arts
Victoria
State and Territory Courts and Tribunals
Federal Court of Australia
High Court of Australia
Recent Cases
Workpac Pty Ltd v Loretta Bennett [2026] FWCFB 102 (led by Andrew Pollock)
Application by Catholic Education Western Australia [2026] FWC 773
Rennick v Victorian Workcover Authority [2026] FWC 554
Application by Maree Pivetta [2026] FWC 357
United Firefighters’ Union v Fire Rescue Victoria [2025] FWC 3924
Stark v Department of Education [2025] FWC 3520
Crafti v Cohealth Limited [2025] FWC 3285
McCracken v Department of Education [2025] FWC 2914
United Firefighters’ Union v Fire Rescue Victoria [2025] FWC 912 (led by Marc Felman KC)
Muriqi v Uniqlo Australia Pty Ltd [2025] FWC 2494
MLG2595/2025 – Descheemaeker v The University of Melbourne (led by Stuart Wood AM KC and Dimitri Ternovski)
Scott Wetherall v Lloyd Helicopters Pty Ltd [2025] FWC 2223
Whelan v Department of Education [2025] FWC 1818
Application by Marinus Link Pty Ltd [2025] FWC 1637
United Firefighters’ Union v Fire Rescue Victoria [2025] FWC 1297 (led by Andrew Pollock)
Fire Rescue Victoria v United Firefighters’ Union [2025] FWC 1051 (led by Robyn Sweet KC)
B2025/105 – Application by Sydney Trains and NSW Trains (led by Jamie Darams SC)
B2024/1674 – Application by Sydney Trains and NSW Trains (led by Marc Felman KC)