Public Defender Blog
Maurice Blackburn joined forces with the Daily Telegraph in
Sydney and the Herald Sun in Melbourne in 2010 and 2011 to make the
law more accessible to all Australians through the weekly Public
Defender news pages and legal blogs.
Three of the firm's top lawyers, Rebecca Gilsenan, Giri
Sivaraman and Andrew Dimsey, answered questions on a wide
range of legal issues emailed to the newspapers by readers in print
and in real time online - and this information is still available
to you now. The information is a great first step if you don't know
where to start with a legal problem. Please note that this
initiative is general in nature and shouldn't be regarded as legal
advice from Maurice Blackburn.
Rebecca Gilsenan is a principal
lawyer in our major projects team in Sydney, and the initial legal
expert for the Daily Telegraph's Public Defender initiative.
She is currently working on a test case about whether human genes can be patented, and class actions
related to product liability and price fixing. Rebecca also acts
for Greenpeace.
Giri Sivaraman filled in for Rebecca
while she was on leave from Maurice Blackburn. Giri has an
extensive employment and industrial relations legal career that
includes many success stories for workers.
Andrew Dimsey is a principal lawyer in
Melbourne and the head of the three of the firm's legal teams,
including Will disputes and some areas of compensation law. Andrew
was the legal expert for the Herald Sun's Public Defender initiative. He has
extensive legal experience securing compensation for people.
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