Stuart Wood (lawyer)

Stuart John Wood AM QC is one of Australia's leading workplace relations barristers.[1] In 2019, Wood was appointed for Australia Day Honours as a Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia "for significant service to the legal profession, particularly in the area of industrial relations". Wood is a current member of the board of the National Portrait Gallery, non-executive Chairman of Great Southern Press[2] and the Secretary of the Samuel Griffith Society.[3] He first signed the Bar roll on the 25th of May 1995 and was appointed as Queens Counsel on the 22nd of November 2011.[4] His principal chambers are in Melbourne.

Education

In 1992, Wood graduated with a Bachelor of Laws with Honours from the University of Melbourne. Previous to studying the law, Wood had completed a Bachelor of Science, majoring in Chemistry at the same institution.[5]

Career

Wood regularly represents employers and employer groups in the Fair Work Commission, Federal Court and Federal Circuit Court. He has also acted in the High Court of Australia on occasions.

Additionally Wood represents employees, being involved in a number of high profile unfair dismissal cases.

Wood successfully represented Professor Peter Ridd against James Cook University in 2019.[6] The Federal Circuit Court ordered James Cook University to pay the marine scientist $1.2 million in compensation for what it ruled to be an unlawful sacking. Proponents have claimed this decision to be a historic win for freedom of speech in Australia.[7]

He, together with Eddy Gisonda and Nico Burmeister, represented sacked rugby union player Israel Folau.[8][9]

References
  1. "Melbourne silk Stuart Wood taps Costello and Capper to celebrate his 50th". Australian Financial Review. 2017-06-19. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
  2. KKqGdCZsU2 (2018-04-23). "National Portrait Gallery of Australia Board appointment". www.minister.communications.gov.au. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  3. "The Samuel Griffith Society" (PDF).
  4. "Stuart Wood AM, QC | Victorian Bar". www.vicbar.com.au. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
  5. "H.R. Nicholls Society: 'We used to run this country, and it wouldn't be a bad thing if we did again': Contributors". archive.hrnicholls.com.au. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
  6. "Ridd v James Cook University – Stuart Wood QC". Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  7. "Peter Ridd has defeated the Climate Inquisition thanks to you". The Spectator Australia. 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  8. Proszenko, Samantha Hutchinson, Tom Decent, Adrian (2019-05-21). "Folau turns to top silk as Rugby Australia case heads for legal stoush". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  9. Dolor, Sol. "Israel Folau picks Macpherson Kelley, Stuart Wood QC for employment dispute". Australasian Lawyer. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
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