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Declan Murphy

Bar roll 2022 Admitted 2018
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    Declan Murphy practises primarily in employment and industrial relations law and commercial matters, including class actions.

    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

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    Chambers & Clerk

    Castan Chambers
    Level 11 Room 11

    460 Lonsdale Street

    Melbourne VIC 3000

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    Jane King

    03 9225 8558

    Expertise

    Commercial Law
    • Class Actions
    • Competition
    • Consumer Law
    • Contractual Disputes
    Employment & Industrial
    • Appellate
    • Confidential Information
    • Discrimination
    • Employment Contracts
    • Industrial Disputes
    • Public Sector Appeals
    • Restraint of Trade
    • Statutory Employment Rights
    • Work Health & Safety
    • Workers Compensation
    Tort Law
    • Class Actions

    Qualifications

    Qualifications

    Bachelor of Arts (Mon)

    Bachelor of Laws (Hon)(Mon)

    Admitted

    Victoria

    Entitled to practise in

    State and Territory Courts and Tribunals

    Federal Court of Australia

    High Court of Australia

    Recent Cases

    Representative proceedings
    • Elliot-Carde v McDonald’s Australia Limited [2023] FCAFC 162 (Full Court of the Federal Court) - acting for the class action applicants in a referral on a question of law to determine whether the Court has power to make a settlement Common Fund Order - with P Turner, S Kelly and L Armstrong KC.
    • Elliot-Carde v McDonald’s Australia Limited (Stay Application) [2023] FCA 1210 (Federal Court) - acting for the class action applicants in a stay application brought by the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association - with S Kelly and L Armstrong KC.
    • Lidgett v Downer EDI Ltd [2023] VSC 574 (Supreme Court of Victoria) - acting for a representative plaintiff in a consolidation application and multiplicity dispute - with L Armstrong KC.
    • Kajula Pty Ltd v Downer EDI Limited and Justine and Cameron Lidgett (Victoria Court of Appeal, ongoing) – acting for respondents in an application for leave to appeal from an interlocutory ruling on a multiplicity dispute – with D Fahey and R Doyle SC
    • Australian Salaried Medical Officers’ Federation & Orsv Eastern Health and Royal Women’s Hospital (‘Junior Doctors class action’) (Federal Court, ongoing) - acting for the representative applicant in an underpayment class action - with K Burke.
    • Westgarth & Ors v KFC Pty Ltd & Ors (Federal Court, ongoing) - acting for the representative applicants in an underpayment class action - with S Kelly and L Armstrong KC
    • Lombardo & Ors v Dermatology & Cosmetic Surgery Services Pty Ltd & Ors (Supreme Court of Victoria, ongoing) - acting for representative plaintiffs in a negligence and misleading and deceptive conduct class action against Daniel Lanzer and associated cosmetic doctors - with T Tobin SC, G Costello SC and A Smietanka.
    Employment/industrial matters
    • Jolly v Sharma & Ors [2024] FCA 171 (Federal Court) - acting for the respondents in a rules dispute in the Australian Rail, Tram and Bus Union - with E Brumby and C Massy
    • Veale v Drewmaster Pty Ltd [2024] FWC 400 - acting for the applicant in an unfair dismissal application - unled
    • In v Giri Australia Pty Ltd & Anor (No 2) [2024] FedCFamC2G 133 - acting for the applicant in a default judgment application - unled
    • Slattery v Canard Consolidated Pty Ltd [2023] FedCFamC2G 198 (Federal Circuit and Family Court) - acting for the applicant in a general protections claim opposing an application to be represented by a non-lawyer - unled
    • Ruggv the Commonwealth & Monique Ryan (Federal Court, resolved) - acting for the applicant in a general protections and maximum weekly hours proceeding in the Federal Court - with A Aleksov.
    • Pentridge Village v CFMMEU (Supreme Court of Victoria, resolved) - acting for the union defendant in an economic tort proceeding - with J Gurr and R Doyle SC.

    Memberships

    Law Institute of Victoria