Joel Fetter
- Commercial Law Employment & Industrial
- Tort Law Public Law
Joel regularly appears in superior court proceedings across all Australian jurisdictions in a broad range of commercial law disputes. He has particular expertise in class actions, property law and public law and is recognised nationally as a specialist in employment law and industrial law.
Joel is consistently ranked in Doyle's Guide to Leading Barristers for his work in employment law.
Prior to joining the Victorian Bar, Joel won the Supreme Court prize at Melbourne University, worked as a solicitor at Minter Ellison and the ACTU, was associate to Black CJ of the Federal Court, and worked as a United Nations consultant. In addition to a first-class honours law degree from the University of Melbourne, Joel holds a Master of Laws from the London School of Economics.
A selection of Joel's recent matters appears in the Recent Cases tab below.
Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation
Contact
- P03 9225 8558
- E[email protected]
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Ah Ket Chambers
Level 35 Room 09
500 Bourke Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Jane King
03 9225 8558
Expertise
- Contractual Disputes
- Class Actions
- Appellate
- Discrimination
- Employment Contracts
- Industrial Disputes
- Public Sector Appeals
- Restraint of Trade
- Statutory Employment Rights
- Common Law
- Administrative Law
- Civil & Human Rights
- Extradition Law
- Freedom of Information
- Judicial Review
- Privacy
Qualifications
Master of Laws (LSE)
Bachelor of Laws (Hons)
Bachelor of Arts
Victoria
State and Territory Courts and Tribunals
Federal Court of Australia
High Court of Australia
Recent Cases
Kim v Lee [2025] VCC 615 - commercial dispute over business ownership
HSU v Asmar (No 4) [2025] FCA 403 - administration of a union
UFU v Fire Rescue Victoria [2025] FWCFB 54 - appeal against FWC decision
Mollasalehi v Brunetti Oro [2025] FedCFamC2G 39 - unlawful termination
HSU v Northern Health [2025] FWCFB 5 - appeal against FWC decision
Kim v Naum BBQ P/L [2024] FedCFamC2G 1418 - anti-suit injunction
Dridan v Stockyard Hill Wind Farm [2024] VSC 773 -wind farm nuisance claim
Cannan v Reject Shop [2024] FCA 1429 - underpayments class action
Boulos v MRVL Investments P/L [2024] FCA 1377 - underpayments class action
Amorosi v Robinson [2024] VSC 466 - equitable property dispute
Hill v Skilled Workforce Solutions [2024] 603 - underpayments class action
Kingston v Head, Transport for Victoria [2024] VSC 231 - land acquisition case
Elliot-Carde v McDonalds [2023] FCA 1210 - employment class action
Buckridge v Littlepay P/L [2023] FCA 1036 - unlawful dismissal claim
Millsom v North Melbourne College Aus P/L [2023] FCA 677 -underpayment claim
Trist v Glenelg Shire Council [2023] VSC 128 - judicial review of Council decision