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More InformationJim was admitted to the Bar in 1983 and has practiced full time since September 1989. Jim practices throughout Australia principally in Sydney, Brisbane (where he also has chambers) and Melbourne. Jim specialises in all industrial and employment matters, trades practice law, unfair contract matters, occupational health and safety law. Jim has appeared in three long term Commissions of Inquiry namely the Seaview Inquiry 1995 – 1996 (counsel for CAA) , Cole Inquiry into building industry 2003 (counsel for AMWU) and Walker Commission into NSW health matters 2004 (counsel for Jennifer Collins). Jim appears in all Courts where employment/industrial matters are litigated and has an extensive practice in specialist industrial Courts and tribunals including the AIRC (now the Fair Work Authority) and NSWIRC where he has appeared for more than 30 years. Because of his extensive industrial background Jim is also very experienced in mediations/conciliation proceedings. In recent times his practice has tended to focus on the Federal Court. Jim has been involved in appearing in or giving advice in one way or another in most of the major industrial matters of the last 12 years. Today Jim’s regular clients include individual employees , independent contractors (incorporated or otherwise) , trade unions and small and medium private sector employers (particularly in OH&S matters) and government employers. Born in 1953 Jim graduated from law at Sydney University in 1975. He has been a local council alderman. Jim worked as a state and national trade union official for 14 years and served on a variety of ACTU & Australian Government committees in the 1980s. Between 1984 and 1987 he spent 3 years in Canberra heading up the then ACOA (now PSU) national office where his responsibilities included political liason. Jim is a Wests-Tigers man and in the 1990s was Secretary and/or Ass. Secretary and/or Committee member Como Jannali JRLFC Recent Papers“Strategies for Unions & Employers Dealing with the Fair Work Ombudsman” (Denman CLE 8 December 2009) “Federal Right of Entry Recent Developments” (NSW TLC Union “Advocacy in Industrial Tribunals & Courts (Industrial Lawyer CLE Seminar 26 March 2010; Livingstones Right Of Entry Since Work Choices – Recent Developments (Denman CLE, Sydney 19 June 2009; Livingstones Brisbane CLE 20 June 2009) Disciplinary Proceedings & Criminal Proceedings Recent Cases (NSW Bar Association CPD Parramatta 7 March 2009) Proposed Changes To Right Of Entry, Freedom Of Association & Industrial/ Prohibited Matters under Fair Work Bill (Denman CLE, Sydney 11 December 2008) Differences in Approach between the Law of Post Employment Restraints in NSW, Victoria & Queensland (11th Europe-Asia Legal Conference Positano / Priano Italy 29 June 2008) Freedom of Association for Officers, Delegates & Members of Organisations Under The Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Denman CLE Sydney 4 April 2008) Recent Developments In Post Employment Restraints on Employees & Contractors in New South Wales (NSW Bar Association CPD Kingscliff 9 February 2008) Post Employment Restraints on Employees & Contractors – a new feudal system for New South Wales (Denman CLE Sydney 3 December 2007) Notices To Produce Under The Workplace Relations Act And The Building & Construction Improvement Act, 2005 (Carne Reidy Herne / Maurice Blackburn Seminar, Brisbane June 2007) |
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Recent Judgments Superior CourtsFEDERAL COURT – FULL COURT FEDERAL COURT SUPREME COURT QUEENSLAND |
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ContactTel: 02 9264 6899 | Fax: 02 9264 5541 | E-mail: jimpearce1@bigpond.com.au |
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