Pub­li­ca­tions

Jun 17, 2022

The evo­lu­tion of a legal team, intro­duc­ing Swaab’s team ser­vic­ing the prop­er­ty industry

The pace of trans­for­ma­tion, increased vol­ume and com­plex­i­ty of projects has con­tin­ued unabat­ed with­in the prop­er­ty sec­tor. As one of the fir­m’s fastest grow­ing teams, our team ser­vic­ing the prop­er­ty indus­try has seen a grow­ing demand over the past 24-months across the full spec­trum of prop­er­ty services. Diver­si­fi­ca­tion and the intro­duc­tion of…

Feb 22, 2022

Swaab 2022 Lawyer Inter­view Series | Tony D’Agostino

Wel­come to the first of our Swaab 2022 Lawyer Inter­view Series | Tony D’Agostino: Why did you become a lawyer? I liked the idea of prob­lem solv­ing, engage­ment with clients and being val­ued. I must admit that the notion that lawyers were high­ly regard­ed in soci­ety was also a moti­vat­ing fac­tor. Over the jour­ney, I have…

Jun 19, 2018

The GST with­hold­ing régime starts July 2018 — A look at the trans­ac­tions to which it will apply

The new GST ​‘with­hold­ing’ régime for sales of new res­i­den­tial prop­er­ties and vacant res­i­den­tial lots will apply from 1 July 2018 onwards. WHY The changes are an anti-avoid­ance mea­sure to pre­vent devel­op­er com­pa­nies from sell­ing prop­er­ties for a pur­chase price that includes GST and then dis­solv­ing their busi­ness before they are liable to…

Nov 20, 2013

The oper­a­tion of priv­i­lege to advice giv­en to a stra­ta own­ers corporation

Ques­tion: can an own­ers cor­po­ra­tion claim legal pro­fes­sion­al priv­i­lege over doc­u­ments in con­nec­tion with legal advice on its books and records as against a lot owner? The answer is yes, to an extent, but to what extent you may ask? The short answer is that it depends on the nature of the…