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Personal Data Protection | Free download
We are pleased to be the contributor for the Australian chapter in this 2nd Edition of ‘A Global Roadmap to Personal Data Protection’ proudly put together by @Meritas Law Firms Worldwide. Download your Complimentary copy here: https://www.meritas.org/DataProtectionGuide.aspx…
New lawyer joins our team!
Geeti is a member of Swaab’s commercial and corporate practice and brings with her experience in family provision matters; preparation of Wills, Powers of Attorney and Appointments of Enduring Guardian; and obtaining grants of probate, letters of administration and subsequent estate administration and management. Geeti’s focus is always for clients to achieve their…
Law Society Journal | October 2019
In this interview Mary discusses how she became interested in wellbeing, human behaviour and psychology and provides insights into what law firms can do better when it comes to caring for their employees. …
Angela Harvey recognised in Doyles Guide 2019
As part of the Estate Planning and Wealth Management practice, Angela’s experience includes asset protection, trusts, succession planning, analysing established structures, contested estates — including family provision matters, family asset arrangements, and preparation of Wills, Powers of Attorney and Enduring Guardian documents.Our dedicated professionals have been selected because of their cultural…
Proud supporters of Spark Festival 2019
Following on from last years’ enormous success which saw over 13,000 attendees, the annual Spark Festival is Australia’s largest event for start-ups, investors, entrepreneurs and innovators is set to be a massive success! This year Spark Festival will run a 17-day program from October 10 – 27 and will include over 10…
Beyond a break-up — Australia’s first divorce centre
The Divorce Centre is a one stop shop helping clients navigate one of life’s most stressful experiences and provides legal, emotional and financial advice through an experienced national and local team of divorce coaches, lawyers, mediators, financial planners, and psychologists.We have a wealth of experience throughout our family law team, with both…
Michael Byrnes appears on ‘Money News’ hosted by John Stanley on 2GB
Michael Byrnes speaks with John Stanley on radio 2GB and 4BC (at 48.20) about the“Hitler parody sacking’ which sparks new free speech debate.Listen to the recording here…
Michael Byrnes quoted in the Australian Financial Review — 5 September 2019
Michael Byrnes quoted as saying “I don’t want in any way to downplay or trivialise how offensive it is to compare someone to Hitler or others involved to Nazi Germany,” Mr Byrnes said. “But [the Downfall meme] is often not necessarily equating the particular people [it satirises] with Hitler or Nazi…
We welcome two new lawyers to the team
We are thrilled to welcome two new lawyers to our litigation and family law teams, Alexandra Streltsova and Monique Loveday.Alexandra will be working alongside Partner Marc Baddams and the litigation team bringing over 10 years of experience in commercial dispute resolution and litigation and practices predominantly in the areas of commercial…
The Law Society of NSW Advancement of Women Charter
The Advancement of Women Charter is designed to promote and support strategies to retain women in the profession over the course of their careers and encourage and promote their career progression into senior executive and management positions. To achieve this the Charter aims to assist legal practices to develop cultures…