Other Partners

Christopher Campbell, Partner

Christopher Campbell joined Aitken Legal on 15 July 2008.  Prior to this Chris was the Managing Partner at Brisbane law firm Quinlan Miller Treston where he headed up their Workplace Relations practice. 

Chris was admitted to practice in 1987 and has extensive knowledge and experience in both Federal and State employment and workplace relations issues.  He has represented clients in the Australian Industrial Relations Commission; the Queensland Industrial Relations Commissions; the Anti-discrimination Commission of Queensland; the Federal Court and the Queensland Magistrate's Court. 

Chris' areas of specialisation include:                                                        

• termination of employment
• unfair dismissal and unlawful termination claims
• employment contract drafting and interpretation
• independent contractor agreement drafting and interpretation
• preparation of enterprise agreements
• redundancies
• employment issues on transmission of business
• industrial legislation interpretation and application
• discrimination and harassment
• workplace health and safety
• all stages of enterprise bargaining, from concept development through to negotiation and documentation
• advising and representing clients in industrial disputes
• all issues with regard to independent contractors - including superannuation, workers' compensation and payroll tax
• workers' compensation advice
• reviews and appeals of workers' compensation decisions

When Chris' vast experience as a specialist employment lawyer is combined with Lisa Aitken's, the firm has more than 30 years of employment law experience.