stephen hughes
experience
Stephen Hughes joined Workplace Law Queensland, a division of msl, as a partner in June 2008. Stephen brings a great range of invaluable experience with him. He specialises in all aspects of employment and industrial law, including:
• Staff screening and recruitment protocols
• Employment contracts, enterprise bargaining
agreements, award applications and industrial
disputes and negotiations
• Confidentiality and restraint of trade agreements
• Occupational health and safety protocols,
documentation and defences, including
enforceable undertakings
• Representation at coronial inquests
• Workers' compensation matters, including
defence of claims, claims investigation, PIPA
contribution proceedings, QComp & Industrial
Magistrate appeals, and premium and
classification disputes
• Staff counseling, termination and redundancy
processes
• Discrimination, bullying and harassment
investigations and proceedings before the ADCQ
and HREOC
• Personal injuries, professional negligence and
general insurance litigation
Stephen is the preferred legal provider to a number of large employer organisations – including church and not for profit organisations, labour hire and manufacturing companies – to whom he consults in all aspects of their operations.
Stephen has successfully negotiated and mediated numerous litigated and non–litigated claims in respect of unfair and unlawful dismissals, bullying and harassment, discrimination, and serious workplace injuries including traumatic amputations, spinal injury, multiple fractures and brain damage.
Stephen has a particular and recognised expertise in claims for psychiatric and psychological injury in the workplace.
expertise
• Employment law
• Industrial law
• Occupational health and safety
• Insurance litigation accreditations/awards
• Personal Injuries Accredited Specialist
(Queensland Law Society)
presentations and publications
Stephen is a regular guest speaker at continuing legal education seminars on industrial relations and at expert level conferences relating to workplace litigation and workers' compensation for leading educational conference companies LexisNexis and IES Conferences Australia.
affiliations
• Honorary Solicitor – Australia Society of
Rehabilitation Counsellors
• Volunteering Gold Coast - Board Member
(Secretary)
• Super Yachts Base Gold Coast City Inc
Board Member
qualifications
• Bachelor of Laws (University of Queensland)
• Master of Laws (QUT)
• Certificate of Practice Management (QLS)
• admitted to practice Supreme Court of
Queensland (1991)
• admitted to practice High Court of Australia
(2005)
personal interests
• Motorsport
• Art
• Music industry (Stephen is a co–owner of
a minor record label)
See what our clients have to say about Stephen Hughes.
Position
partner
"Excellent service. Would recommend [msl], and have, to anyone." - Yatala Environmental
areas of law
Contact Details
T: 61 7 3226 9099
F: 61 7 3226 9001
shughes@mslawyers.com.au
