Francis Burt Chambers welcomes Simon Rogers who joins Chambers on 5 February 2024.
Before coming to the Bar, Simon was a Senior Associate in Mills Oakley’s Perth Workplace Relations, Employment and Safety team. As both advocate and instructing solicitor, he prosecuted and defended contentious disputes for clients in the Federal Court, Supreme Court of Western Australia, Industrial Magistrates Court of Western Australia, and the Fair Work Commission including the contentious approval and termination of enterprise agreements in heavily unionised industries. Simon specialised in disputes arising from industrial action, enterprise bargaining and related disputes, strategic issues arising from major restructures, and individual employee disputes.
Simon’s clients spanned a range of industries including the onshore and offshore maritime, construction and oil & gas industries, aviation, banking and finance, general on-site construction, health, higher education, hydrocarbons, mining, transportation, social services, and security industries.
Please join us in giving Simon a warm welcome.