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Andrew is a leading expert in employment law, workplace relations and the general law of contract.

He consults exclusively to Piper Alderman in matters of legal practice while maintaining his position as the John Bray Professor of Law at the University of Adelaide. He has also undertaken consultancy work for Federal and State governments, the International Labour Organization, the Fair Work Ombudsman and other bodies, and was formerly the President of the Australian Labour Law Association.

His work for Piper Alderman clients includes presenting seminars on legal developments, and the preparation of advice on complex issues. He is particularly well known for his expertise and public commentary on the Fair Work legislation.

This expertise is further enhanced with the publication of several books, including being lead author of the popular texts Creighton & Stewart’s Labour Law, Stewart’s Guide to Employment Law and Intellectual Property in Australia. His most recent work, Contract Law: Principles and Context (co-written with Warren Swain and Karen Fairweather), was published by Cambridge University Press in 2019.

He is also the author of Independent Contractors: A Practical Guide, published by CCH in 2013 and Parental Leave: A User-Friendly Guide, published by Thomson Reuters in 2011. Both were co-written with other members of Piper Alderman’s Employment Relations team. Other recent books include Cooperation at Work: How Tribunals Can Help Transform Workplaces (with Mark Bray and Johanna Macneil) and a co-edited collection, The Wages Crisis in Australia.

Joshua is a partner specialising in banking and financial services law and acts for banks, credit unions, building societies and other non-ADI financial services and credit providers throughout Australia.

His practice includes advising clients in relation to lending and deposit-taking activities, regulatory issues and reforms and the various types of distribution and commercial arrangements entered into by credit and financial services providers.  He has expertise in NCC-regulated and commercial credit and lending, mortgages and personal property securities, credit deposit and payment product development, financial services regulation, privacy and the advertising and marketing of credit and financial products.

Joshua also acts for his clients in relation to banking and financial services related litigation and disputes nationally, particularly in the enforcement of mortgages over real property and resolution of disputes lodged with the Financial Ombudsman Service.

In addition to his legal qualifications, Joshua has formal qualifications in Information Technology and draws on these skills in advising banking and financial services clients in relation to the electronic delivery of financial services, legal issues associated with interacting and contracting with customer electronically, the development of new and innovative payment methods and devices (including mobile applications) and software agreements relating to banking systems. In recent times, Joshua has advised clients in relation to the introduction of digital wallets, the continued rollout of e-conveyancing and the legal issues associated with lodging mortgages electronically in PEXA, and the build and rollout of the New Payments Platform.

Joshua is currently studying his Masters of Banking and Finance Law at the University of Melbourne and regularly leads seminars on Financing and Personal Properties Securities for the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice course offered by the Law Society of South Australia and the University of Adelaide.

Will is a taxation specialist at Piper Alderman who provides state, federal and international taxation advice to a range of corporate, commercial and private clients.

Much of Will’s work involves the provision of specialist taxation advice in the context of corporate restructures, business sale transactions and private client advisory. Will also advises the charities sector in relation to a range of taxation and governance issues.

In addition to advisory work, Will also manages disputes with state and federal taxation authorities, and has an excellent track record in securing positive outcomes for his clients.

Will’s knowledge and expertise is well recognised both internally and externally. Will regularly authors taxation law updates and has presented papers on a number of occasions at The Tax Institute. Will has also completed a Master of Tax at Melbourne University.

Erin has over fifteen years’ experience in providing advice to employers and employer associations on all aspects of occupational health and safety, employment and industrial relations law as well as delivering essential information seminars and training workshops on key employment issues.

Erin has extensive experience providing advice in relation to performance management, misconduct investigations and unfair dismissal claims, bullying, discrimination and harassment matters and occupational health and safety issues including risk management and policy development.

In particular, Erin has been involved in numerous enterprise bargaining processes for large organisations across industry sectors, supporting clients in the planning, negotiation and implementation stages of the process.

Erin is a co-author with Professor Andrew Stewart and Elise Jenkin of Parental Leave: A User-Friendly Guide, published by Thomson Reuters in December 2011.

As a part of our national team, Erin advises clients in all states and territories in Australia.