Michael is a Special Counsel at Madison Marcus who heads up our Employment and Workplace Relations Division. Since his admission as a Solicitor nearly 20 years ago, Michael has practiced in NSW, ACT and the United Kingdom.

Michael has significant experience in civil litigation advising clients in complex, contentious and non-contentious matters of broad areas of the law. His Employment and Workplace relations expertise includes representing and advising clients in matters regarding:

• Discrimination;
• Unfair dismissal;
• Bullying;
• General protections (including adverse action);
• Harassment;
• Occupational Health and Safety Compliance
• Contractual issues.

Michael is an Accredited Specialist NSW Motor Vehicle Law and Personal Injury / Clinical Negligence cases. Michael also has a special interest and experience in the Crisis Management of “White Collar” crimes, including:

• Copyright infringement;
• Cybercrime;
• Fraud;
• Identity theft
• Tax invasion
• Insider trading
• Money laundering

Michael is skilled in dispute resolution through negotiation, conciliation, mediation, arbitration and court-based litigation including, where necessary, Australian Courts of Appeal and the High Court of Australia.

Michael has acted in a number of noteworthy and high profile cases in the Australian press and has represented client’s interests in 2 major judicial inquiries instituted by the NSW Government in 1999 and 2003.

Contact Michael

+61 2 8022 1222
michael.short@madisonmarcus.com.au