Daniella Carling
Senior Associate
Daniella is a key member of Finlaysons’ Litigation, and Employment and Industrial Relations team, with broad expertise across litigation, dispute resolution and advisory matters
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Daniella Carling is a Senior Associate in Finlaysons’ Litigation and Workplace and Industrial Relations team with wide-ranging experience across employment law, work health and safety, disputes, and broader commercial matters.
She advises and represents clients on all aspects of the employment relationship – from compliance, performance management and workplace investigations through to complex disputes involving dismissal, discrimination, safety and contractual issues.
Daniella compliments her employment practice with a strong background in commercial and litigation. This deep understanding of the commercial context in which workplace and governance issues arise allows her to given valuable corporate advisory, restructuring, and dispute resolution to her clients.
Daniella’s ability to move seamlessly between advisory and contentious work allows her to provide integrated, commercially minded solutions. She is known for her clear thinking, strong evidence preparation, and calm, pragmatic approach in complex and sensitive matters.
Experience
Daniella has experience across litigation, workplace relations and WHS. She regularly appears in the Federal and State Courts, as well as Tribunals and the Fair Work Commission.
Her litigation practice includes acting in complex commercial, employment and regulatory disputes, as well as urgent WHS and compliance matters. She has experience managing multi-party proceedings and representing clients in sensitive and high-risk matters before courts, tribunals and enforcement bodies.
Daniella advises employers on a wide range of workplace management issues, from compliance and investigations to performance and conduct matters. She prepares tailored employment contracts and workplace policies, and provides practical, end-to-end support in managing workplace risks – including responding to safety incidents and liaising with WHS regulators following notifiable events.
Daniella's Expertise
- Expertise
- Affiliations
- Law Society of South Australia Member
- Member of ARITA (Australian Restructuring, Insolvency & Turnaround Association) 2021-2026 SA/NT Young Professionals (YP) Committee
- Golden Key International Honours Society Member
- Qualifications
- Bachelor of Laws (Honours with Distinction), University of South Australia
- Bachelor of Arts, Flinders University
- Post-Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management, University of South Australia
- Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
- Associate in Music, Piano, Elder Adelaide Conservatorium of Music, University of Adelaide
