Practical Law Practice Areas

Linda Taylor

Linda has over 15 years' experience in employment, industrial relations and work health and safety law in both private practice and in-house roles. Prior to joining Practical Law, Linda held senior management positions with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation advising the ABC Board, ABC Directors and line management on a variety of matters including termination of employment, transfer of business, disciplinary and grievance investigations, performance management, HR policy, enterprise bargaining, disputes and employment related litigation, work health and safety, and workers' compensation. Linda holds a Bachelor of Science from the Australian National University and a Masters of Law and Legal Practice from the University of Technology, Sydney. Linda has a particular interest in the management of ill and injured workers and work health and safety.

Sophie Bonnette

Sophie joined Practical Law in April 2020 and has over eight years’ experience in employment, work health and safety, and industrial relations law. She has practised at international and nationally-based firms, including Norton Rose Fulbright Australia and Henry Davis York, as well as Legal Counsel – Employment Law within an ASX-listed healthcare company. Sophie has experience across different industries in all aspects of the employment relationship including industrial disputes, redundancy, transfer of business, and disciplinary and grievance processes.

Rohan Burn

Rohan joined Practical Law in August 2022. Rohan has practiced exclusively in the areas of employment and industrial law for several years.

Kirinya Khamsone

Kirinya joined Practical Law from the Workplace Relations and Safety team at Holding Redlich, Brisbane, where she held the position of Senior Associate. Prior to her role at Holding Redlich, she was employed at Brisbane firm CRH Law working primarily in the area of employment and industrial law. She joins the Practical Law Employment team with over nine years’ experience in practice, during which she acted for employer, employee and union clients. She has broad experience in employment matters, including in the areas of discrimination law, disciplinary matters, contract and Fair Work Act disputes, workplace health and safety and in the conduct of disputes in state and federal tribunals and courts.