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Meritas Guide to Doing Business in Australia and New Zealand
Swaab is a member firm of the global Meritas network. Meritas has recently released its Guide to Doing Business in Australia and New Zealand in English and Mandarin. This guide is intended to provide practical and useful insights into the 10 most common questions facing foreign investors and businesses: What role does…
Marilyn Hauptmann comments on the uptick in family law matters at this time of the year
“Early January, unfortunately, is a hive of activity in family law,” reveals attorney Marilyn Hauptmann. “The phone starts ringing in the first week with a lot of new inquiries.” Read the complete article on-line. If a decision has been taken to divorce, then here is a starter kit of documents you need to gather: Spouse’s/partner’s tax returns…
Anne Fulwood in conversation with Pureprofile CEO, Paul Chan
In the business of being an entrepreneur, everyone has a story worth listening to. Ideas into action, facing your fears, will they buy what you want to sell? It’s all part of the language of entrepreneurship, and this week we had the pleasure of hearing Paul Chan’s story at a Swaab Q&A Masterclass…
Mary Digiglio short-listed as a finalist in this year’s Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards
We are proud to announce that Swaab Attorneys Managing Partner Mary Digiglio, has been short-listed as a finalist in this year’s Lawyers Weekly Women in Law Awards in the Executive of the Year category. This recognises Mary’s stewardship of our firm that is producing double digit growth and seeing the firm welcome…
Marilyn Hauptmann featured in AFR article on protecting your wealth if you split up
Family Law specialist Marilyn Hauptmann has been cited in a recent Australian Financial Review article discussing the small measures that can be taken preemptively to improve the chances of protecting wealth if a relationship splits up. Marilyn observed that:“For younger couples who don’t want to go down the pre-nup route, meticulous record-keeping…
Swaab supports StartupBus Australia 2015
Swaab Attorneys joined RB, AMMA, Braintree, Canva, Coles, Calypso Coaches, Fishburners, Stone & Chalk and The Chief Disrupter to support StartupBus Australia 2015. What a ride! Some of Australia’s entrepreneurs were determined to build a business in 72 hrs while travelling at 100km/hr and attract customers. The generosity of spirit of everyone involved in…
Sandy Plunkett in conversation with David Uren at Swaab Attorneys
On Tuesday 27 October this year, we were joined by the incomparable Sandy Plunkett who was in conversation with Senior Economics Editor at The Australian and author of Takeover, Daivd Uren. It was a thoughtful and considered exchange of ideas and gave guests a historical perspective of the nation’s relationship with foreign capital…
When kindness is cruel — Warwick Ryan cited in Smartcompany
Employment law specialist Warwick Ryan has criticised the Fair Work Commission’s decision in a recent unfair dismissal case for Patties Food. In April of this year, part-time storeman Heath Stephenson was fired after driving at an ‘unreasonable dangerous high speed’ when arriving at work one night. Although Patties argued that Stephenson’s termination…
Warwick Ryan Featured in Smartcompany on Australian offshoring investigation
Employment specialist Warwick Ryan has been cited in a recent Smartcompany article regarding the trend of Australian jobs being offered overseas for below legal wages.A Fairfax and Monash investigation found that out of 1000 ads in the Asian region, over 80% offered payment below the minimum requirement. These findings follow recent…
Warwick Ryan Featured in Smartcompany on Kimberley Ports Authority Unfair Dismissal Case
Employment law specialist Warwick Ryan has been cited in a recent Smartcompany article regarding the sacking of a worker at Kimberley Ports Authority, who drove a forklift whilst under the influence earlier this year. The Fair Work Commission approved the Port’s decision, stating that the likelihood of employee Lee Ward making a ‘genuine mistake’…