About Legal Services at BLWA

Cass has over 20 years’ experience as a lawyer across Sydney and Perth. Her experience includes advising businesses in commercial legal matters, regulatory compliance, board governance, privacy and data protection. Cass has extensive experience in negotiating commercial arrangements including responding to tenders and drafting bespoke contractual agreements.

Cass has extensive board experience and a passion for board governance. She acts for a broad range of clients from small to large businesses, charities and not for profits across multiple industries. Cass focuses on providing strategic, practical and proactive commercial legal advice to protect her client’s business interests.

As an Employment Lawyer in the Workplace Relations team, Laura has worked closely with organisations of varying size and industry to effectively implement industrial relations and human resources strategies while ensuring compliance with the industrial relations framework.

Her areas of expertise include advising and assisting members with enterprise agreements, contracts of employment, payroll & compliance audits and performance management. Laura has a combined Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce degree, majoring in industrial relations and management.

Martina has more than 20 years’ experience advising CCIWA Members and businesses on their industrial relations and employment matters including advising on complex matters and is an experienced litigator and advocate for employers. In her role at CCIWA, Martina has successfully represented Members in the WA Industrial Relations Commission, Fair Work Commission, Supreme Court, Federal Court, Federal Circuit and Family Court, the Equal Opportunity Commission and the State Administrative Tribunal.

Agnes has over 30 years’ legal experience across the jurisdictions of New Zealand and Australia. Agnes provides advice and assistance on complex issues in business and work arrangements including on business entities and transactions, board and shareholder governance, intellectual property protections and licensing arrangements.

Agnes also has experience in conducting workplace investigations and practices in Work Health and Safety law, providing businesses with compliance and risk management advice, how to manage workplace safety issues as well as being a Member of the Work Health and Safety Commission of Western Australia.

Michael started his career in insurance litigation where he acted for major Australian insurers on a variety of claims, such as workers’ compensation, public liability, and industrial actions.

He now practises exclusively in the industrial relations/employment law sector with experience including compliance with the Award system, managing employees, enterprise agreements, workplace investigations and acting in industrial actions. Michael has been involved in proceedings in a number of Australian Courts and Tribunals, such as Workcover WA, the District Court of Western Australia, the Fair Work Commission, the Federal Circuit Court, and the Australian Human Rights Commission.

Kara is an employment lawyer with experience assisting in defending unfair dismissal and general protections application and contract disputes, preparing contracts of employment, policies and procedures and through all stages of bargaining for enterprise agreements.

Kara has been involved in proceedings in a number of Australian Courts, including the Fair Work Commission, the Industrial Relations Commission (WA), the Federal Court of Australia, the Supreme Court and the Australian Human Rights Commission.

Kara is also a Nationally Accredited Mediator and assists businesses of all sizes and industries in all manners of workplaces disputes, to reach mutually beneficial or amicable solutions.

A graduate of the University of Western Australia, Louisa is an employment lawyer with hands on experience working for in-house teams in construction and litigation, ensuring she understands the importance of having practical employment law solutions in business.

Louisa has assisted on various employment law matters, including termination of employment, enterprise agreement bargaining, reviewing contracts of employment, matters in the Fair Work Commission, and workplace investigations.

Anna was admitted to the Supreme Court of Western Australia in June 2023 and joined the Business Law WA team in October 2024. With a keen interest in helping businesses of all sizes succeed, she is passionate about providing practical, achievable solutions for all clients.

Anna works across both the employment and commercial teams at BLWA. She has previous experience reviewing a diverse scope of contractual documents, drafting and negotiating contracts, assisting in litigation matters in both State and Federal jurisdictions and providing advice to clients to ensure compliance with all relevant legal obligations.