Declan Murphy
Declan has a trial and appellate practice and has appeared in the Court of Appeal, Supreme Court, Federal Court, Full Court of the Federal Court and various tribunals.
Before coming to the Bar, Declan was a Senior Associate in Maurice Blackburn’s employment and industrial law practice.
Declan read with Siobhan Kelly and his senior mentor was Claire Harris KC (as her Honour then was).
Liability limited by a scheme approved under the Professional Standards Legislation
Contact
- P03 9225 8558
- M0400 863 038
- F03 9225 8668
- E[email protected]
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Ah Ket Chambers
Level 36 Room 1
500 Bourke Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Jane King
03 9225 8558
Expertise
- Class Actions
- Competition
- Consumer Law
- Contractual Disputes
- Appellate
- Confidential Information
- Discrimination
- Employment Contracts
- Industrial Disputes
- Public Sector Appeals
- Restraint of Trade
- Statutory Employment Rights
- Work Health & Safety
- Workers Compensation
- Class Actions
Qualifications
Bachelor of Arts (Mon)
Bachelor of Laws (Hon)(Mon)
Victoria
State and Territory Courts and Tribunals
Federal Court of Australia
High Court of Australia
Recent Cases
Kajula Pty Ltd v Downer EDI Limited and Justine and Cameron Lidgett [2024] VSCA 236 (Victoria Court of Appeal) – shareholder class action - appeal - with D Fahey and R Doyle SC (and at first instance: Lidgett v Downer EDI Ltd [2023] VSC 574 (Supreme Court of Victoria) - with L Armstrong KC.)
Elliot-Carde v McDonald’s Australia Limited [2023] FCAFC 162 (Full Court of the Federal Court) - referral on a question of law - power to make a settlement Common Fund Order - with P Turner, S Kelly and L Armstrong KC.
Tham v Australian Capital Territory [2024] FCA 1508 (Federal Court) – settlement approval application – with M Szydzyk SC.
Elliot-Carde v McDonald’s Australia Limited (Stay Application) [2023] FCA 1210 (Federal Court) - stay application brought by the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association in underpayment class action - with S Kelly and L Armstrong KC.
Ongoing representative proceedings include:
- the 'rest breaks' class actions concerning McDonald's and KFC
- the 'progression amounts' class action concerning senior public servants in Victoria
- the 'junior doctors' class actions concerning unpaid overtime at various health services
Helen Woodlock v Parks Victoria [2025] FWCFB 126 (FWC Full Bench) - appeal from dispute arbitration - unled (and at first instance: Helen Woodlock v Parks Victoria [2024] FWC 3424 (FWC) – unled)
General Manager of the Fair Work Commission v Diana Asmar (Stay Application) [2025] FCA 67 (Federal Court) - application to stay prosecution under the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 (Cth) - with C Massy
Loram Pty Ltd v Australian Rail, Tram and Bus Industry Union [2024] FWCFB 44 (FWC Full Bench) – appeal from majority support determination – unled
Jolly v Sharma & Ors [2024] FCA 171 (Federal Court) - rules dispute in the Australian Rail, Tram and Bus Union - with E Brumby and C Massy.
Veale v Drewmaster Pty Ltd [2024] FWC 400 (FWC) - unfair dismissal application - unled
In v Giri Australia Pty Ltd & Anor (No 2) [2024] FedCFamC2G 133 (Federal Circuit and Family Court) - default judgment application - unled
Slattery v Canard Consolidated Pty Ltd [2023] FedCFamC2G 198 (Federal Circuit and Family Court) - application for body corporate to be represented by a non-lawyer - unled
Rugg v the Commonwealth & Monique Ryan (Federal Court, resolved) - general protections and maximum weekly hours proceeding - with A Aleksov.
Pentridge Village v CFMMEU (Supreme Court of Victoria, resolved) - economic tort proceeding - with J Gurr and R Doyle SC.
Memberships
Law Institute of Victoria