Seone is a thorough and considerate professional with a commercial mindset, who navigates legal complexities with tailored precision.
Seone Woolf is a distinguished lawyer with over a decade of experience, specialising in Employment & Industrial Relations and Migration law. Since being admitted to the legal profession 11 years ago, Seone has developed comprehensive expertise that allows her to navigate the complexities of her practice areas with confidence and skill. Known for her thoroughness, consideration, and commercial mindset, Seone is adept at meeting each client's unique needs with effective and tailored solutions.
Seone's commitment to her clients and her craft, combined with her extensive educational foundation and broad expertise, make her a standout figure in the legal community, known for her ability to deliver comprehensive, client-focused outcomes. Her attributes of thoroughness, consideration, and commercial astuteness not only enhance her legal practice but also establish her as a preferred legal advisor for those navigating the intricate landscapes of Employment & Industrial Relations and Migration law.
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Client Solutions
Private Client
A business in the manufacturing industry
Client problem
Following on from issues identified in a vendor due diligence report, Seone provided advice on potential liability for the underpayment of wages and strategies to mitigate risk for a client in the manufacturing industry. The transaction involved both the sale of shares and an asset sale from a related body corporate. In reviewing the vendor’s rosters and employment agreements, Seone identified a substantial risk to the client due to the miscalculation of wages and overtime as well as potential underpayments of superannuation and leave loading.
outcome achieved
Given that the quantum of the risk potentially threatened the viability of the transaction, Seone was asked to advise on the remediation strategy for a workforce of 150+ employees within a short timeframe.
Working with both the vendor and potential purchaser, Seone was able to successfully manage the remediation process, resulting in the satisfactory mitigation of risk for the vendor and the successful retention of key employees for the purchaser.
Private Client
A business in the aviation industry
Client problem
Seone advised an aviation-industry business on the risks and strategy for implementing a workforce-wide mandatory vaccination policy.
outcome achieved
The advice was multifaceted and included advice on compliance with various public health orders in each State and Territory, managing potential litigation arising from discrimination, adverse action and unfair dismissal claims, liaising with stakeholders such as key service providers and enforcing compliance with the mandatory vaccination policy in the service providers’ workforces, and considering privacy issues arising from gathering and holding sensitive health information. Ultimately, the mandatory vaccination policy was successfully rolled out to the workforce with minimal loss of key employees.
Private Client
Financial services provider
Client problem
Seone acted for a company in the financial services sector in circumstances where a number of individuals brought claims of sexual harassment and sexual assault against the same franchisor, joining the company to the claims as being vicariously liable for the misconduct.
outcome achieved
Seone successfully negotiated the early settlement of all claims with a view to minimising the company’s legal costs and negative publicity. Seone also provided advice on the management of future, anticipated claims relating to the same franchisor.
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