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HR Law

HR Law is an Employment Workplace Lawyer and Advisory firm in Brisbane, advising employers nationally on workplace and industrial relations matters.

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HR Law

Business Description

HR Law is an Employment Workplace Lawyer and Advisory firm based in Brisbane, with a Gold Coast office, advising employers nationally on workplace and industrial relations matters.

The specialist team, including Managing Partner Jill Hignett, provides Workplace Investigations alongside employment law advisory, work health and safety, and policy support. HR Law received a Doyles Recommended Employment designation for 2026 and runs regular client webinars and newsletters on workplace issues.

Service & Expertise

Industrial Relations and Employment Law

Employment and Workplace Lawyers

HR Law provides Employment Workplace Lawyer and Advisory services, advising employers on workplace and industrial relations from its Brisbane headquarters, with a further office on the Gold Coast and a national client base.

  • Operates as a specialist workplace relations law firm, giving strategic, practical and commercially realistic advice to employers rather than general commercial legal services.
  • Team includes Managing Partner Jill Hignett and Solicitor Georgia Charnley, with Johan Myburgh promoted to Partner in August 2026, reflecting an active employment law bench.
  • Received a Doyles Recommended Employment designation for 2026, a published legal directory recognition.
  • Publishes monthly newsletters and runs client webinars, such as a session on handling workplace complaints, to keep employer clients current on legislative change.

Best for: employers across Australia needing ongoing legal advisory support on employment and industrial relations matters from a Brisbane based specialist firm.

Workplace Conduct

Workplace Investigations

HR Law offers Workplace Investigations for employers, delivered by its Brisbane based workplace relations legal team as part of a broader employment law practice.

  • Positioned alongside the firm’s core industrial relations and employment law advisory work rather than as a stand alone investigations service.
  • Supported by solicitors including Georgia Charnley and Partner Johan Myburgh, within a firm recognised with a Doyles Recommended Employment listing for 2026.
  • Complements the firm’s work health and safety and policy advisory, giving employers a single legal contact across conduct and compliance issues.

Best for: employers needing a legally qualified investigator for workplace conduct matters alongside existing employment law advice.

Operational Coverage

  • Queensland (Hybrid) Local presence: Staff based locally 344 Queen Street, Brisbane QLD, 4000

Industry

Industry Experience

Professional, Scientific and Technical Services

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