The Mer­i­tas ANZ Two-Week Lawyer Exchange Pro­gram is an amaz­ing ini­tia­tive, designed to offer mem­ber firm lawyers the oppor­tu­ni­ty to work and expe­ri­ence oth­er firms with­in the Mer­i­tas ANZ

The ini­tia­tive helps lawyers devel­op long-last­ing rela­tion­ships and a greater under­stand­ing of how oth­er sis­ter firms oper­ate. Lawyers devel­op long-last­ing rela­tion­ships and devel­op a greater under­stand­ing of how oth­er firms operate.

We wel­comed Caitlin McNa­ma­ra from the Bris­bane-based firm Ben­nett & Philp, whilst for the next two weeks Swaab Senior Asso­ciate Daniel Miller, will be enjoy­ing sun­ny Brisbane.

If you would like to repub­lish this arti­cle, it is gen­er­al­ly approved, but pri­or to doing so please con­tact the Mar­ket­ing team at marketing@​swaab.​com.​au. This arti­cle is not legal advice and the views and com­ments are of a gen­er­al nature only. This arti­cle is not to be relied upon in sub­sti­tu­tion for detailed legal advice.

Publications

When is a loan real­ly an Option Fee? And when is an Option a Contract?

It cer­tain­ly is not news to those of us who deal in the prop­er­ty devel­op­ment space that Rev­enue NSW now…

Dis­missal and Dam­ages for Psy­chi­atric Injury: A Con­trac­tu­al Trap

In the recent deci­sion of Elisha v Vision Aus­tralia Ltd [2024] HCA 50 the High Court of Aus­tralia held that dam­ages for…

Valen­tine’s Day in the Work­place (2025 Edition)

Valen­tine’s Day, the cel­e­bra­tion of romance and roman­tic love, takes place annu­al­ly on Feb­ru­ary 14.While many assid­u­ous­ly avoid what they con­sid­er…

In the News

Michael Byrnes appeared on Break­fast with Ron Wil­son on 2SM on 19 Feb­ru­ary 2025 to dis­cuss the NSW rail dis­pute and the cur­rent appli­ca­tion before the FWC

Michael Byrnes appeared on Break­fast with Ron Wil­son on 2SM on 19 Feb­ru­ary 2025 to dis­cuss the NSW rail dis­pute and…

Michael Byrnes appeared on Break­fast with Ron Wil­son on 2SM on 13 Feb­ru­ary 2025 to dis­cuss legal issues relat­ed to Valen­tine’s Day in the workplace

Michael Byrnes appeared on Break­fast with Ron Wil­son on 2SM on 13 Feb­ru­ary 2025 to dis­cuss legal issues relat­ed to…

Michael Byrnes appeared on Nights with John Stan­ley on 2GB and 4BC on 11 Feb­ru­ary 2025 to dis­cuss legal issues relat­ed to Valen­tine’s Day in the workplace

Michael Byrnes appeared on Nights with John Stan­ley on 2GB and 4BC on 11 Feb­ru­ary 2025 to dis­cuss legal issues…

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