All articles relating to ‘Estate Planning & Wills’
CPD webinar/online module for UNSW Edge (Law & Justice)
Recent cases have shown that expert evidence is not the only evidence that a Court will rely on in determining whether a person had testamentary capacity and lay evidence is equally important. In this webinar, John Trinh and Daniel Yazdani, explore role of expert evidence and lay evidence in testamentary capacity cases…
Press Release | Swaab Announces Five Senior Promotions
Congratulations:Esther Khoo — Special CounselStevie-Lee Nobbs — AssociateRebecca Priem — Senior AssociateJohn Trinh - Special CounselStuart Bocking — Associate“I’m thrilled to announce the promotions of Esther Khoo to Special Counsel, Stevie-Lee Nobbs to Associate, Rebecca Priem to Senior Associate, John Trinh to Special Counsel, and Stuart Bocking to Associate, effective from 1 July 2024…
Angela Harvey appeared on ‘Talk Money To Me’ with Shaw and Partners, Candice Bourke and Felicity Thomas to discuss estate planning, asset protection and wealth transfer.
Angela Harvey appeared on Talk Money To Me to discuss estate planning and asset protection with Shaw Partners, Candice Bourke and Felicity Thomas delving into the intricacies of estate planning, asset protection and wealth transfer. To listen to the podcast click here (Spotify) or here (LinkedIn) …
Women in Partnership | The Australian’s Legal Partnership Survey
The Australian’s Legal Partnership Survey, released on Tuesday, reveals the number of female lawyers is slowly creeping upwards, with women representing 33 percent of partners (up 2 percent on last year), 61 percent of graduates (up 0.1 percent), and 29 percent of equity partners (up 2 percent). With 50% of women as…
Congratulations to Angela Harvey for being recognised in Doyles Guide 2022
Congratulations to Angela Harvey for being recognised in Doyles Guide as a Recommended Wills, Estate and Succession Lawyer 2022. https://doylesguide.com/leadin……
2023 Swaab Graduate Program | Announcement
Visit our website and social media pages for information on how to apply, details about the program and to hear from our 2022 Graduates. At Swaab you will work closely with our partners and lawyers, exposing you to a wide range of client matters, teams and different practice areas. Our Graduate Program…
2022 Meritas Legal Guides for Business Investment and Expansion in Australia and New Zealand
The global network of Meritas firms offers clients the ability to access high-quality legal services throughout Australia, New Zealand and worldwide. With over 7,600 business lawyers in over 240 cities, Meritas gives your company access to local counsel around the world. We hope theses Guides for Business Investment and Expansion…
Mary Digiglio is quoted in the article “Entrepreneurial, independent, nimble: smaller firms can thrive”, published in The Australian on 7 June 2022
Headcount is tight by choice, the decision not to expand beyond Sydney is also by choice. Managing Partner Mary Digiglio said, “We are nimble, we can do whatever we want, there is a relative lack of red tape and we are only accountable to each other” Mary went onto say, “this…
Swaab ranked amongst the highest on partnership gender equality
The survey highlighted the number of female equity partners in Australian law firms still hover around on average 27 per cent. Swaab’s Managing partner Mary Digiglio said,“We have been able to achieve this balance of gender equity organically, without the need for quotas using a merit based system that recognises an…
2022 Meritas Leading Law Firm Networks: The Elite (Legal Network) in Global Market Leaders Legal Rankings
Global Guide Rankings The Leading Law Firm Networks: The Elite (Legal Network) rankings table has been designed to provide the most in-depth insights and reviews of the top ranked lawyers and law firms. The firms included in the rankings have been recommended by in-house counsel, other third-party experts About Meritas Meritas is…