Ben practises primarily in employment and industrial relations law and administrative and public law.

Before coming to the Bar, Ben worked for 5 years as a solicitor, starting his career at Maurice Blackburn Lawyers in their employment and industrial team.

Ben is a former Associate to the Hon Justice Richards of the Supreme Court of Victoria.

Ben read with Liam Brown, Crown Counsel for the State of Victoria and his senior mentor is Craig Dowling S.C.

Some of Ben’s recent cases include:

• Australian Building and Construction Commissioner v Pattinson & Anor (High Court of Australia, Case M34/2021, acting for the CFMMEU, led by P Boncardo and R Doyle S.C.)

• HJ and PQ v Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission (Supreme Court of Victoria, S ECI 2019 3955, acting for the plaintiffs, led by H Borenstein KC)

• CRS20  v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2021] FedCFamC2G 189 (Federal Circuit and Family Court, acting for the applicant, unled)

• Association for Employees with a Disability v The Commonwealth of Australia [2021] FCAFC 36 (Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia, VID336/2020, acting for the ACTU and the HSU, unled)

• CYTW v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs (Administrative Appeals Tribunal No 2020/5942, acting for the applicant, unled)

*Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation

Areas of Practice

Cases

• Elliot-Carde v McDonald’s Australia Ltd (Stay Application) [2023] FCA 1210
• Elefantis v The Trustee for Timber Ridge Unit Trust [2022] FWCFB 43