HB Higgins Chambers is an established set of Barristers' Chambers specialising in Industrial & Employment, Work Health & Safety, Administrative and Criminal Law.

Adam Guy

Areas of practice

Administrative Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Commercial Law
Contracts
Coronial Inquests & Commissions of Inquiry
Criminal Law
Disciplinary Proceedings
Equity
Industrial/Employment Law
Work Health and Safety Law

Admissions

Solicitor - 2010
Barrister - 2018
Qualifications
Bachelor of Laws - University of Wollongong

Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice - University of Wollongong

Masters of Dispute Resolution (with Excellence) - University of New South Wales
Academic Work
Adam currently teaches and assesses the following courses:
University of New South Wales – Casual Academic – Practical Legal Training Advocacy
University of New South Wales – Casual Academic – PLTX1240 – Employment and Industrial Law
About
Adam was called to the bar in May 2018 and specialises in employment law, industrial relations, and administrative law matters. In addition to these practice areas Adam is regularly briefed to advise and appear in inquests and inquiries, including compulsory examinations and public inquiries before ICAC.

Adam also accepts briefs in a range of other matters including alternative dispute resolution, building and construction disputes, and criminal matters.

Before coming to the bar, Adam worked as a solicitor for eight years for a variety of industrial associations in the transport and mining industries. In these roles, Adam gained significant experience appearing as an unled solicitor advocate in a variety of courts and tribunals.

Adam accepts briefs from a wide variety of sources, and in addition to being briefed by solicitors, Adam accepts direct access work from in-house counsel and industrial practitioners.

Adam is also actively involved with community legal centres, the NSW Bar Association’s Legal Assistance Referral Service and corporate law firm pro bono teams. In this respect, he welcomes requests for assistance from legal centres and community groups.

In addition to his practice, Adam also teaches at the University of New South Wales and regularly delivers CPD seminars to a wide variety of organisations.
Notable Cases
Employment and Industrial Law