Justin Le Blond

Justin Le Blond is a respected Sydney litigator and specialist in employment and work health and safety law. With over 20 years in practice, he guides public and private companies and C-suite executives through disputes, workplace investigations and regulatory audits. He began practising law in 2005 and is a practical, determined and understanding lawyer.

Justin Le Blond represents clients in the Federal Courts, NSW courts, the Fair Work Commission and the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales. His experience in insolvency, corporate and criminal law adds depth to workplace and regulatory investigations, prosecutions and audits. He also counsels on strategic compliance, restraints of trade, protecting confidential information and engaging with trade unions.

Professional highlights:

1. Defended a national glazier manufacturer in a WHS prosecution after a workplace fatality, with all criminal charges ending in acquittal.
2. Won court injunctions and contempt findings for a national aged care provider against former employees who breached restraints of trade.
3. Obtained precedent payroll tax exemptions for an ASX-listed funds manager.
4. Defended against multiple underpayment claims by an international distributor that summarily dismissed, with costs awarded.
5. Secured damages, penalties and indemnity costs for a global not-for-profit in an adverse action matter involving a senior executive.
6. Achieved an expanded coverage and entitlements outcome for an Indigenous health organisation under a Commonwealth industrial instrument.

His clients include organisations across aged care, funds management, retail distribution, manufacturing, equipment finance, engineering, Indigenous health and the not-for-profit sector. Companies and C-suite executives trust and recognise him for a practical approach to disputes, investigations and prosecutions and a clear focus on each client's required outcome.

Justin Le Blond is a member of the Law Society of New South Wales. He has written client alerts on unintentional underpayment, suppression orders and the criminalisation of wage theft, which help employers keep up with changes in workplace law.