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Marilyn Hauptmann featured in AFR online on marital payouts tax changes
Family law specialist Marilyn Hauptmann has been featured in Australian Financial Review online on the recent tax changes affecting households going through a divorce or separation. Although news broke a few months ago that divorce payouts from companies will be taxable under a new tax ruling, lawyers and accountants say most people likely to…
Swaab works on deal to beef up JBS
Swaab Attorneys has advised Andrew Meat Industries on the purchase by JBS Australia of a majority shareholding in the business. The transaction by the world’s largest animal protein processing business sees a new company being established, which will continue to operate under the name Andrews Meat Industries Pty Ltd. The purchase of majority shares…
Swaab advises UXC Limited on two major acquisitions
Sydney law firm Swaab Attorneys has advised listed IT services specialist UXC Limited on two major acquisitions which expand UXC’s service offerings into the Southeast Asian market and significantly increase its cyber security capabilities. Oracle software specialist UXC Red Rock, has acquired asset life cycle management provider Convergence Team. The…
Warwick Ryan featured in SmartCompany on Qantas unfair dismissal case
Swaab employment partner Warwick Ryan has been featured in SmartCompany on a recently rejected unfair dismissal claim which was made by a Qantas flight attendant with a history of being drunk at work. Margot Crowley, who had worked for the airline for just over 28 years, was sacked in January after an incident in which…
Warwick Ryan featured in SmartCompany on Fair Work case
Swaab employment law specialist Warwick Ryan has been featured in SmartCompany on the recent fair work case involving a Melbourne radio station that must now back-pay two of their former radio presenters more than $60,000 in outstanding wages and entitlements. While 3CW Chinese Radio Pty Ltd initially maintained the former presenters were…
Matthew Hall featured in Smart Company on ACCC’s action against Woolworth
Swaab IP partner, Matthew Hall has been featured in SmartCompany commenting on the ACCC’s action against Woolworth over product safety. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is taking supermarket giant Woolworths to court over several unsafe products, including a deep fryer that allegedly burnt customers and a folding stool that could not withstand…
Swaab in BBC article on ‘Should anti-tattoo discrimination be illegal?’
Swaab employment partner Richard Ottley’s article on ‘Can an employer ban tattoos in the workplace?’ has been featured in BBC news magazine online. Richard’s article discusses whether an employer can prevent tattoos and highlights different international approaches to tattoos in the workplace.> READ THE ARTICLE…
Swaab announced finalist in ALPMA thought leadership awards
Swaab is pleased to announce that it was named a finalist in the ALPMA Thought Leadership Awards for the development of the “USB separation survival kit”. This Survival Kit is discretely and innovatively stored on a flash drive USB stick and is aimed at providing people going through the difficulties of a relationship or…
Paul Brennan featured in Lawyers Weekly
Swaab partner Paul Brennan has been featured in the Lawyers Weekly Partner Profile. Paul talks about his major career highlights and what he likes about being a lawyer, “Being able to roll up your sleeves and make a deal happen, or reaching an amicable resolution in a complex dispute.” > READ THE ARTICLE…
Lawyers weekly features swaab’s promotion of one new partner
Swaab’s promotion of Annette Wilson to partner has been featured in Lawyers Weekly. Annette has been with Swaab for over 4 years as a special counsel and is an Accredited Specialist in Family Law by the Law Society of New South Wales. READ THE ARTICLE…