A veteran of the workplace sector.
More than twenty years navigating the constantly evolving areas of WorkCover, occupational health and safety, and employment law, and an excellent reputation for resolving the complex issues they create.
Experience. Leadership. Solutions.
Philip Duffy is a veteran of the workplace sector with more than twenty years' experience. His keen focus on workplace law has seen him develop a strong practice around WorkCover, occupational health and safety, and general employment law.
Over that time he has earned an excellent reputation for navigating the complex issues that arise from these constantly evolving areas of law. While Philip has successfully represented many employers in trials before the County and Supreme Courts, his core strength is in delivering integrated recommendations that resolve workplace problems across employment, industrial relations, OH&S and workers compensation.
Having spent his career in practice, Philip now works as an external consultant. He brings that same senior judgement to other law firms and to employers, on the matters where deep, connected experience makes the difference.
The essentials.
A senior workplace law consultant working with law firms and employers across Melbourne and Victoria.
- Focus
- WorkCover, OH&S & employment law
- Also covers
- Industrial relations & workers compensation
- Court experience
- County & Supreme Court trials
- Represented
- Many employers, in complex matters
- Consulting roles
- Advanced cases & mentoring
- Based
- Melbourne, Australia
Integrated recommendations, not isolated advice.
Workplace problems seldom sit neatly inside one area of law. A safety incident becomes an employment issue; a compensation claim raises industrial relations questions. Philip's approach is to read the whole situation and give guidance an organisation can act on with confidence.
- Sees the whole picture. Employment, industrial relations, OH&S and workers compensation considered together, not in silos.
- Built for the hard cases. Comfortable with contested, high-stakes matters, up to and including trial.
- Practical and commercial. Recommendations framed around what an organisation can realistically do next.
- Leaves teams stronger. Where he mentors, the experience stays with your people after the matter closes.
A little more about Philip.
More than twenty years in workplace law, with a practice built around WorkCover, occupational health and safety, and general employment law.
Yes. Philip has successfully represented many employers in trials before the County and Supreme Courts, so his advice is grounded in how matters actually run at hearing.
Yes. He now works as an external consultant, both to law firms and to employers, on the matters where deep, connected experience makes the difference.
By reading the whole situation across employment, industrial relations, OH&S and workers compensation, then delivering integrated recommendations an organisation can act on with confidence.
My core strength is delivering integrated recommendations that resolve workplace problems, drawing together everything a difficult matter actually involves.
Bring senior experience to your matter.
Philip works with law firms and employers on the workplace issues that call for genuine depth. Start with a conversation.