BlandsLaw

Practical straight forward employment and commercial law advice

Welcome to BlandsLaw

BlandsLaw is a boutique law firm providing employment and commercial law advice to both established and growing Australian businesses.

What We Do

Whether you are an employer, an HR professional or a business owner, BlandsLaw is your legal partner in:

  • Occupational health and safety
  • Discrimination
  • Employment contracts
  • Workplace policies including social media
  • Enterprise bargaining
  • Union disputes
  • Workplace restructuring
  • Commercial supply/service agreements
  • Franchising advice

Who we Help

HR practitioners

The ‘human’ aspect of Human Resources means HR issues are rarely black and white. The approachable team at BlandsLaw can help you minimise the grey areas by providing expert legal advice on employment matters.

Business owners

You need to develop and grow your business in the confidence that your legal requirements are being fully met. BlandsLaw can provide strategic legal advice tailored to your business, as well as help ensure your employment practices are compliant.

Accountants

If you are an accountant or other professional with clients in need of legal services, BlandsLaw can assist. We have many years’ experience in providing strategic advice and analysis to companies undergoing substantive change.

General counsel

We don’t presume to know more than you about your job or organisation, but we can complement your legal knowledge with our employment law expertise, to your company’s benefit.

Client Reviews

Articles

Contractor deemed to be an employee

Cropper v Energy Action (Australia) Pty Ltd (No 2) [2025] FCA 663 found that a contractor working for Energy Action, has actually been an employee for over 14 years. Background Mr Cropper, after many years working as an analyst, commenced freelance work and set up an ABN and commenced work for various clients. Cropper had a chance encounter with a…
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Dismissal for political opinion results in successful unlawful termination claim

The Federal Court of Australia has handed down a decision in Lattouf v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (No 2) [2025] FCA 669, an unlawful termination application by Antionette Lattouf, confirming that the Australian Broadcasting Association (ABC) breached the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) by dismissing Lattouf for expressing political opinions. Background Lattouf made various social media posts with her views on…
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Directions in accordance with employment contracts: When are they lawful?

It has always been a question of when a direction by an employer in accordance with an employment contract will be lawful. The Fair Work Commission recently addressed this issue in Bertus Moers v The Trustee For Williamson Family Trust [2025] FWC 1344. Background Mr Moers raised concerns in relation to bullying, non-payment of bonus payments, unrealistic work and job…
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