About our Firm

Human Rights & Disability Law Partners is a leading Melbourne-based human rights law firm, providing expert legal services throughout Victoria and representing clients Australia-wide for matters involving the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and Commonwealth discrimination law.

We are dedicated to protecting the rights of our clients, promoting equality and making justice accessible to everyone. We combine expert legal knowledge with compassionate advocacy to help clients navigate complex legal issues with confidence.

Practice Areas

Our firm specialises in a broad range of civil and human rights practice areas, including:

  • NDIS appeals and reviews

  • Mental Health Law

  • Guardianship and Administration

  • Powers of Attorney

  • Complaints about Aged Care Providers

  • Elder Abuse

  • Medical Treatment Decision-Maker Appointments

  • Child Protection

  • Disability Law

  • Intervention Orders

  • Discrimination Law

  • Employment Law

  • Sexual Harassment

  • Police Complaints

  • Fines & Infringements

  • Aged Care Law

  • Health Care Complaints

  • Education Complaints

  • Working with Children Check matters

  • Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal

  • Residential and Tenancy Disputes

Whether you’ve experienced discrimination, are challenging a NDIS decision, need assistance with a guardianship hearing, or require representation in another human rights or civil law matter, we’re committed to protecting your rights and achieving the best possible outcome for you.

Client-Focused Legal Representation

At Human Rights & Disability Law Partners, you’re more than just a case, you are a person whose rights matter.

We take a client-first, personalised approach, taking the time to understand your circumstances, explain your legal options in plain English, and develop a strategy tailored to your individual needs.

Our mission is to make high-quality legal representation accessible, affordable and empowering. We combine strategic legal expertise with practical advice and compassionate advocacy so you can confidently understand, exercise and protect your legal rights.

Human Rights Career Mentoring Program

Our commitment to human rights extends far beyond the courtroom.

Through our Human Rights Mentoring Program, we support students, graduates and early career professionals who aspire to build meaningful careers in human rights.

Participants receive practical mentoring, career guidance, industry insights and information designed to help them gain the knowledge, confidence and real-world skills needed to successfully enter the highly competitive human rights sector.

Human Rights Career Starter Pack

We also offer a Human Rights Career Starter Pack - a practical resource created for students, graduates and aspiring human rights professionals with insights and tips on how to gain entry into the field.

Our Mission

Everything we do is guided by a commitment to fairness, equality, dignity, accountability, inclusion and access to justice.

Whether we’re representing clients, challenging unlawful decisions, advocating for the rights of people with disability, mentoring future human rights professionals or developing educational resources, our mission remains the same:

To protect, promote and advance human rights by delivering outstanding legal services, empowering communities and inspiring the next generation of human rights career professionals.