Melinda is a Special Counsel at Griffin Legal with a key role in our Privacy Team.
Melinda has broad experience in both the private and public sectors across legal and policy roles, within IT teams, and as a lecturer in Privacy Law at ANU.
Melinda works closely with a number of Griffin Legal clients on the privacy aspects of complex IT and policy projects, having worked for IT software development companies for many years.
Melinda is passionate about assisting clients to identify and mitigate privacy and other legal risks and is focused on communicating recommendations in ways that are easy to understand and action.
Will is a Partner at Griffin Legal who is one of only four lawyers in Canberra who are accredited by the NSW Law Society as a specialist in employment and industrial relations law. Will is an employment law subject matter expert with over 20 years’ experience in employment law and workplace relations. Will has advised…
For casual employees the unpredictability of their employment can be a major source of stress as often casual employees miss out on many of the entitlements that full-time and part-time employees enjoy. For many, this concern is further exacerbated when they learn that they are about to become a parent. It should therefore be of … Read more
The interest in “off-the-plan” properties is ever increasing and is becoming more popular for buyers. An off-the-plan purchase is one where the Buyer enters into a contract to purchase a property that has not yet been constructed. Due to the prolonged settlement period for an off-the-plan purchase it is imperative for buyers and sellers to … Read more
What is defamation? Defamation can occur when a person writes something about another person or business that lowers the reputation of that person or business in the public’s eyes. Defamation can arise from direct comments about a person or a business, or from indirect comments, such as imputations. A recent case in New South Wales … Read more