Dec 5, 2024

5:30 PM—9:00 PM
Free

Swaab 2024 End of Year Client Event

Swaab, Lev­el 4, 20 Hunter Street Syd­ney NSW

We are delight­ed to be host­ing the Swaab 2024 Swaab End of Year Client Event to cel­e­brate the end of the year with col­leagues, clients and friends. This year we are excit­ed to announce that our friends at Lord Howe Island Dis­till­ing Com­pa­ny will be host­ing a Gin Tast­ing Expe­ri­ence, show cas­ing their world class award win­ning gins. We look for­ward to an evening of drinks, canapes and an amaz­ing gin expe­ri­ence to round out the year.

Invitation Only

Nov 28, 2024

5:30 PM—9:00 PM
Free

Fam­i­ly Busi­ness Asso­ci­a­tion | NSW/ACT Cel­e­brate Event 2024 Event Details

Swaab, Lev­el 4, 20 Hunter Street Syd­ney NSW

FBA Mem­bers please join us for the FBA’s Cel­e­brate Event 2024! On Thurs­day, 28 Novem­ber , we’re bring­ing togeth­er the FBA NSW/ACT com­mu­ni­ty for a spe­cial evening acknowl­edg­ing the achieve­ments, chal­lenges and tri­umphs of fam­i­ly busi­ness­es in 2024, host­ed by Swaab at their mid-city venue’s unique open air-ter­race. Enjoy fine com­pa­ny, delec­table canapés, and refresh­ing drinks while shar­ing sto­ries and expe­ri­ences with your fam­i­ly busi­ness peers.  To reg­is­ter click here Upon arrival at Swaab, please take the lift to lev­el 4. If for any rea­son you can­not access the lift, please con­tact Lisa Jay on 0488 827 377.

Members only

Oct 31, 2024

4:00 PM—5:00 PM
Member Only Event

Anna Sharpe & James Skel­ton | ACC NSW In-per­son event: AI Act – EU Law’s Aus­tralian Reach & Aus­tralian Developments

Swaab

Aus­tralian busi­ness­es hav­ing inter­na­tion­al cus­tomer or sup­pli­er deal­ings may have legal com­pli­ance oblig­a­tions under the Euro­pean Arti­fi­cial Intel­li­gence Act which came into force on 2 August 2024. This pre­sen­ta­tion Anna Sharpe and James Skel­ton will cov­er how and when that Act will impact on Aus­tralian busi­ness­es and the extent to which required com­pli­ance mea­sures are like­ly to be aligned with leg­is­la­tion fore­shad­owed by the Aus­tralian gov­ern­ment to pro­mote the safe and respon­si­ble adop­tion of arti­fi­cial intelligence. Mem­ber Only Event to reg­is­ter click here

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Aug 29, 2024

12:30 PM—1:15 AM

Michael Byrnes | ACC- Crack­ing the Code: Mas­ter­ing Aus­tralian Employ­ment Leg­is­la­tion Changes

Robert Wal­ters, Lev­el 22, 126 Phillips Street, Syd­ney NSW

Get ready to nav­i­gate the evolv­ing land­scape of Aus­tralian employ­ment leg­is­la­tion with ACC Aus­tralia, along­side part­ners Michael Byrnes - Swaab, Bak­er McKen­zie, and Source.In today’s dynam­ic legal envi­ron­ment, stay­ing ahead is cru­cial. Host­ed by Lori Mid­dle­hurst, this half day event promis­es deep insights into the lat­est leg­isla­tive shifts, fos­ter­ing col­lab­o­ra­tion between legal and HR teams.📅 Don’t Miss Out! Mark your cal­en­dar now and secure your place.  Reg­is­ter today: https://​lnkd​.in/​g​w​C​_hQrG

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Jul 23, 2024

4:00 PM—5:00 PM

Helen Kow­al | Design and Build­ing Prac­ti­tion­ers (DBP) Act and relat­ed reg­u­la­tions and its impact on stra­ta-build­ing reme­di­al works webinar

Webi­nar via Zoom

Deb Lockart of RHM Con­sul­tants and Helen Kow­al of Swaab will encore their pre­sen­ta­tion on the DBP and relat­ed reg­u­la­tion of the reme­di­al industry. Learn what’s been achieved and hear their insights. Sig­nif­i­cant mile­stones have been achieved through the reme­di­al gov­ern­ment con­sul­ta­tion process and they will share these con­sul­ta­tion outcomes. This webi­nar will be of inter­est to: • Res­i­dents • Stra­ta com­mit­tee members  • Build­ing man­agers and stra­ta man­ag­ing agents Reg­is­ter here

OCN Members and non-members

May 21, 2024

8:00 AM—9:30 AM
$55.00 – $77.00

Helen Kow­al | The chang­ing leg­isla­tive land­scape and the reme­di­al industry

Swaab, L4, 20 Hunter Street, Syd­ney NSW

Descrip­tion This is an out­stand­ing oppor­tu­ni­ty for ACRA mem­bers to hear from ACRA mem­ber and lawyer, Swaab part­ner Helen Kow­al, about leg­isla­tive change and how this is impact­ing our industry. AboutACRA is grate­ful to be work­ing with Helen Kow­al, in her capac­i­ty as ACRA Advo­ca­cy Com­mit­tee mem­ber, forg­ing change for the reme­di­al build­ing industry. Helen’s pre­sen­ta­tion will pro­vide insights into the key leg­is­la­tion impact­ing the stra­ta-reme­di­al build­ing indus­try. She will pro­vide a lawyer’s per­spec­tive of the DBP 2020 and the Res­i­den­tial Apart­ment Build­ings Act (2020). Her pre­sen­ta­tion will also talk about leg­isla­tive reform and the pro­posed impacts of the Build­ing Bill 2022, Build­ing Com­pli­ance and Enforce­ment Bill 2022, Stra­ta Schemes Man­age­ment Act 2015. We must main­tain an aware­ness of the chang­ing leg­isla­tive land­scape in assur­ing the future suc­cess of our reme­di­al busi­ness­es and the indus­try more broadly. Who should attend?ACRA rec­om­mends this update for Reg­is­tered Design and Build­ing Practitioners. Who should attend?ACRA rec­om­mends this update for Reg­is­tered Design and Build­ing Practitioners. ACRA Mem­bers will have exclu­sive access to tick­ets until 6 MayACRA Non-Mem­bers will be able to pur­chase tick­ets from 7 May unless sold out ear­li­er and lim­it­ed tick­ets are available. In-per­son pre­sen­ta­tion and net­work­ing (light break­fast provided) Reg­is­ter Now — Click Here We look for­ward to see­ing you there

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May 30, 2023

5:30 PM—8:15 PM
From $65.35

Helen Kow­al | Con­struc­tion Indus­try Outlook

Mec­ca Events: Webinar

Mec­ca has brought togeth­er a pan­el of indus­try, engi­neer­ing, and legal experts for a webi­nar ses­sion, which will have a close look at the impor­tant fac­tors that will impact the per­for­mance of busi­ness­es with­in the con­struc­tion sec­tor over the next 2 – 3 years. Our expert pan­el will present their views, take your ques­tions, and pro­vide advice on how to mit­i­gate the impact of these exter­nal imped­i­ments and con­straints on your business. You will have the oppor­tu­ni­ty to ques­tion the experts on: Indus­try Out­look — includ­ing sup­ply chain and labour mar­ket impactsCladding and Fire risk update — State by StateWater­proof­ing & weath­er­proof­ing defects (for facades and windows)BCA changes in reg­u­la­tions and codes — acces­si­bil­i­ty, ener­gy effi­cien­cy and build­ing mate­ri­als and fire safe­ty – how will you be impactedReg­u­la­to­ry Reform in NSW (update on Design & Build­ing Prac­ti­tion­ers Act 2020 and the Res­i­den­tial Apart­ment Build­ings (Com­pli­ance and Enforce­ment Pow­ers) Act 2020Deal­ing with a pletho­ra of reg­u­la­tions and paper­work and how to copeMeet the Experts Helen Kow­al | Swaab Lawyers, Plus: Eliz­a­beth Brooks | Lan­der and Rogers, Lind­say Beard | Prin­ci­pal at Design Con­fi­dence, Peter Kar­sia | Façade Engi­neer, Geoff Han­mer | Ari­na Architects To pur­chase your tick­et click here

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May 18, 2023

8:00 AM—6:00 PM
https://acc.eventsair.com/2023-nsw-in-house-counsel-day/pricing2

Nick Dale | Asso­ci­a­tion of Cor­po­rate Coun­sel — 2023 Inhouse Coun­sel Day

Parkroy­al Dar­ling Har­bour Syd­ney NSW

Nicholas Dale — Part­ner, Lit­i­ga­tion & Insol­ven­cy, will be speak­ing at the upcom­ing Asso­ci­a­tion of Cor­po­rate Coun­sel Aus­tralia 2023 NSW In-House Coun­sel Day in Syd­ney, on the top­ic of,​‘Nav­i­gat­ing an uncer­tain econ­o­my: sail­ing the seas of insol­ven­cy’ Nick will be co-pre­sen­t­ing with Karen Petch a com­mer­cial Bar­ris­ter in insol­ven­cy and cor­po­ra­tions law. #byin­house #ihcd23http://​ow​.ly/​F​V​3​j​5​0​Ok1Ts

https://acc.eventsair.com/2023-nsw-in-house-counsel-day/program

Mar 22, 2023

5:00 AM—9:00 PM
Free

Swaab’s Annu­al Insol­ven­cy, Financier & Com­mer­cial Drinks 2023

lev­el 4, 20 Hunter Street

Swaab’s Annu­al Insol­ven­cy, Financier & Com­mer­cial Drinks. This event has become one of the most pop­u­lar and antic­i­pat­ed indus­try events host­ed by Swaab’s Michael Hayter, Marc Bad­dams, Ger­ald Carides and Nick Dale Con­tact Marketing@​swaab.​com.​au for any enquiries 

Networking Event

Nov 23, 2022

5:30 PM—8:00 PM
Free

FBA NSW Cel­e­brate: End of Year Net­work­ing Event 2022

Lev­el 4

We invite you to FBA’s Cel­e­brate Event – our final offi­cial event for 2022 on Wednes­day, 23 Novem­ber. Bring­ing togeth­er the FBA NSW com­mu­ni­ty, this is a great oppor­tu­ni­ty to raise a glass and toast, with your fam­i­ly busi­ness peers, to all your col­lec­tive achievements. This event has become one of the most pop­u­lar and antic­i­pat­ed in the NSW cal­en­dar and again will be host­ed by Swaab, an estab­lished Syd­ney law firm with over 40 years of expe­ri­ence spe­cial­is­ing in estate plan­ning & fam­i­ly law. Join us at their mid-city venue’s unique open air-ter­race for drinks and canapés. We are pleased to be able to make this year’s event com­pli­men­ta­ry for mem­bers as a way of say­ing thank you for remain­ing an impor­tant part of our com­mu­ni­ty. There are lim­it­ed spots so make sure you reg­is­ter today to reserve your space. We hope to see you at our NSW Cel­e­brate Event to hon­our the resilient fam­i­ly busi­ness spir­it as we look for­ward to a brighter 2023.

FBA Members Only