Maurice Blackburn (law firm)

Since its establishment Maurice Blackburn Lawyers have acted in a number of cases, including: • The 40-Hour Working Week Case – in conjunction with the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) Maurice Blackburn fought for shorter working hours; • MUA Waterfront Dispute Case – represented maritime workers against the Commonwealth Government during the waterfront dispute in 1998; • The GIO Class Action – the first shareholder class action win in Australian legal history; • Centro Class Action – the biggest shareholder class action settlement in Australian legal history; • Black Saturday bushfires Class Actions – collectively the largest class action settlement in Australian history at $794 million ($494 million in the Kinglake class action and $300 million in the Marysville class action); • Mohammed Haneef Case – defended Dr. Haneef against false charges of terrorism in 2010 and later acted on his behalf in a defamation matter; • The Gene Patent BRCA1 Case – a ruling that saw the High Court rule that a mutated gene that causes cancer cannot be subject to a patent under Australian law. ==Current notable staff==