Maurice Blackburn

At Maurice Blackburn we fight for outcomes that make a genuine difference to peoples' lives.  Outcomes that provide long-term solutions for our clients, not just short-term assistance.  We do this because we recognise that the compensation you receive is vital to ensuring quality of life for both yourself and your family.

Our lawyers act for people who have been badly treated or suffered loss; personal or financial.

We act in class actions for groups, individuals, shareholders and businesses who have suffered loss due to illegal corporate behaviour. This includes representing more than 150,000 people in class actions against the banks for unfair fees. Our firm represented gas consumers in the major class action against Esso following the 1998 Longford gas plant explosion which caused a two-week loss of Victoria's gas supply. We also represented GIO shareholders in a landmark case action involving corporate governance issues.

As one of Australia's leading labour law firms we've acted in many high profile employment law and industrial relations disputes, including acting for the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) in its 1998 landmark dispute against Patrick Stevedores.

Through Maurice Blackburn Commercial, we also provide advice and act in commercial litigation for a wide range of union and business clients.

At the heart of Maurice Blackburn is our Social Justice Practice which takes on cases of broad community concern.

The values at the heart of our approach

At Maurice Blackburn we value integrity, fairness and hard work. Like our clients, our lawyers come from all kinds of backgrounds and have different experience and expertise.  As lawyers we believe in a fair fight and a fair outcome.

A history of fighting for fair outcomes

Maurice Blackburn, formerly Maurice Blackburn & Co, was founded in 1919 by Maurice McCrae Blackburn. He was a distinguished lawyer and a Labor member of the Victorian and Federal Parliaments.

From the very beginning, our firm fought cases involving civil liberties, underprivileged groups and the rights of ordinary people.  Our belief in fighting for the rights of our clients continues to this day and is reflected in our cases, the principles by which we operate and our results. 

We fight for fair.  And have done since 1919.