Sacked, threatened, abused, bullied or bashed by the boss?
Congratulations! You've come to the right place.
Welcome to MAX LEGAL—established in April 2000—and now regarded as one of Melbourne's best boutique workplace relations practices.
Our mission is helping employees who have been treated unfairly or unlawfully.
We do employment CASES—see below...and we provide expert employment ADVICE—for working people. Our work is employment law exclusively.
We have built our reputation by helping all types of employees—office workers; factory staff; professionals including health, IT, legal, accounting, teaching and other staff; trades people; sales and marketing professionals; senior executives—you name it! Hundreds of positive results have been achieved, many with our “no win no charge” arrangements.*
Fair Work Australia: Unfair dismissal and unlawful termination
- Unfair Dismissals are now dealt with by the new government
agency, Fair
Work Australia.
- General Protections Disputes and Unlawful termination of employment cases (filed at Fair Work Australia/Federal Magistrates' Court) involve breaches of your legal rights or loss of employment on discriminatory grounds. It can be unlawful to sack a worker for reasons that include, for example, his or her gender, age, or ethnicity; or because of family responsibilities or a disability.
- At MAX LEGAL we can assess your potential claim. Sometimes an unfair/unlawful dismissal claim is appropriate, but often there is a better legal option.
- If you believe you may have been unfairly or unlawfully dismissed, you should not delay because strict 14-day time limits may apply. You can make an enquiry online now.
Sexual harassment, discrimination and victimisation cases
Complaints about sexual harassment, discrimination and victimisation—regardless of whether the employment has finished or not—can be processed in:
- the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission (VEOHCR);
- the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT);
- the Federal Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission; and
- the Federal Magistrates' Court (FMC).
At MAX LEGAL we can help with these claims from any stage, with legal and strategic advice, negotiations and/or representation. You can make an enquiry online now.
Wrongful dismissal/breach of contract
This is now a commonly used option for people who feel they have been unfairly dismissed. These rights will continue into the future. Cases are generally run in the Victorian Magistrates' Court or the Federal Magistrates' Court.
Warning: unqualified "advisers" and "advocates"
We have seen an increasing number of cases where unqualified "agents" or "advocates" take on cases for people and leave them high and dry when things go off the rails. Because they are not legally trained, they are unaware of many legal options - and legal risks to you - and cannot represent you in most courts.
Governments have done little to stop the proliferation of these unregulated types who exploit loopholes by heavy internet advertising. This problem is expected to become worse with the new Fair Work Australia regime. Imagine being ripped off by an unqualified agent and having nobody to complain to! That is what has happened in numerous cases.
Only a properly qualified and registered lawyer is allowed to give legal advice. It is a serious offence for an unqualified person to give legal advice. Even if you don't choose us, be smart and choose a member of the LIV or the Law Society in your State. All lawyers have compulsory insurance to protect you, and are fully regulated by law.
You should report any unqualified person who misleads you into believing they can give legal advice to your State's Law Society.
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*No Win No Fee is a trademark owned by Slater & Gordon, Solicitors. No Win No Pay and No Win No Charge are similar. We refer to our arrangements as No Win No Charge. To apply, complete our enquiry online form.
