Areas of Expertise
Employment Law
Personal Injury Claims
Other
- Industrial Law
- Advice about Disciplinary Action
- Employment Contracts
Bio
Margaret Kaukas is Special Counsel in Andersons’ civil law department, and leads our employment law team.
Margaret joined Andersons Solicitors at the beginning of 2015 and largely represents workers, but also maintains a number of employer clients. Margaret enjoys the variety this provides, which keeps her negotiating skills ‘sharp’, and enables her to maintain her skills as a highly effective negotiator and advocate.
Margaret aims to represent her clients with enthusiasm, integrity and professionalism, and to provide pragmatic and cost-effective advice.
Margaret has presented papers on workers compensation, work health and safety and industrial law at numerous conferences, seminars and workshops as well as providing formal training to institutional clients in relation to workers compensation, industrial and work health and safety law.
For many years, Margaret also taught new law graduates about industrial and workplace law in the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice program.
In 2018 Margaret was named by the Australian Financial Review as one of Adelaide’s Best Lawyers, and between 2017-2022 has been consistently recognised by her peers in the South Australian legal community as a leading expert in Industrial and Workplace Law (worker’s representation) in Doyles’ Guide.
Outside of work, Margaret is a passionate advocate for animals and for many years has volunteered with a nonprofit dog rescue and rehoming organisation. Recently, Margaret has turned her attention to native wildlife, volunteering with a koala and echidna rescue organisation.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts (Communication)
- Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
Affiliations/Memberships
- Law Australasia
- Law Society of South Australia
- Australian Labour Law Association
- Women Lawyers Association of South Australia