Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, (formerly Maurice Blackburn & Co and Maurice Blackburn Cashman), was founded in 1919 by Maurice Blackburn.[1] The firm is an Australian plaintiff law firm, having represented clients in a number of high-profile cases since its establishment.
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Since its establishment Maurice Blackburn Lawyers have acted in a number of cases, including:
- The 40-Hour Working Week Case – in conjunction with the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) Maurice Blackburn fought for shorter working hours;
- MUA Waterfront Dispute Case – represented maritime workers against the Commonwealth Government during the waterfront dispute in 1998;
- The GIO Class Action – the first shareholder class action win in Australian legal history;
- Centro Class Action – the biggest shareholder class action settlement in Australian legal history;[4]
- Black Saturday bushfires Class Actions – collectively the largest class action settlement in Australian history at $794 million ($494 million in the Kinglake class action and $300 million in the Marysville class action);
- Mohammed Haneef Case – defended Dr. Haneef against false charges of terrorism in 2010 and later acted on his behalf in a defamation matter;[5]
- The Gene Patent BRCA1 Case – a ruling that saw the High Court rule that a mutated gene that causes cancer cannot be subject to a patent under Australian law.[6]
- Maurice McRae Blackburn, Firm Founder, Former Labor MP and Former Independent Labor MP
- James Burke, former Northern Territory politician
- Terri Butler, Federal Labor MP
- John Button, Former Labor Senator for Victoria[7]
- John Cain, Former Victorian Government Solicitor[8]
- Enver Erdogan, Victorian politician
- Nita Green, Senator for Queensland
- Justice Bernard Murphy, Justice of the Federal Court of Australia[9]
- Nicholas Reece, Lord Mayor of Melbourne
- Nicola Roxon, Former Commonwealth Attorney-General and Federal Labor MP
- Bill Shorten, Federal Labor MP and Minister
- Bill Slater, politician and founder of the law firm Slater and Gordon Lawyers.
- Murray Watt, Labor Senator and Former Queensland Labor MP
- Anika Wells, Federal Labor MP
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AUD$254.1 million (2024)[3]
