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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…
Swaab senior associate Susan Walsh featured in Smartcompany on Apple’s trademark
Swaab senior associate, Susan Walsh, has featured in a SmartCompany article covering Apple’s right to trademark its flagship store design in Europe. In the article, Susan highlights the differences in Australia’s trademark régime and what hurdles companies have to overcome if they wish to trademark a store layout in Australia. > Read the article…
2014 Swaab Promotions
Swaab is pleased to announce that Annette Wilson has been promoted to partner and Wendy Conceicao to senior associate. Annette has been with Swaab for over 4 years as a special counsel in the Family Law team. Annette is an Accredited Specialist in Family Law by the Law Society of New South Wales…
Swaab welcomes Shaw Reynolds team
Swaab and Shaw Reynolds are pleased to announce that as of 1 July 2014 Chris Shaw and the team at Shaw Reynolds will be joining Swaab’s Property and Projects Group. For the past 10 years Chris Shaw has been the principal partner at Shaw Reynolds has been servicing clients in the property industry…
Swaab welcomes two new graduates
Swaab is delighted to announce the arrival of two new graduates. Elizabeth Santifort and James Skelton will be undertaking Swaab’s graduate program, including three six month rotations. They follow in the footsteps of two existing graduates, Euge Power and Tim Hardwick who started at Swaab in late 2013 and are…
Swaab welcomes new senior associate to IP and technology team
Susan Walsh has joined Swaab as a senior associate, expanding the capability of our commercial, and IP and technology teams. Susan specialises in commercial and technology law, particularly in drafting and negotiation of supply and distribution contracts, technology contracts, intellectual property licensing, privacy and internet law, and advising on marketing…