Portrait photograph of Julie Briscoe
Julie Briscoe
Partner
Portrait photograph of Sarah Heuvel
Sarah Heuvel
Partner
Portrait photograph of Michael Byrnes
Michael Byrnes
Partner

Nav­i­gate 2026 is a pre­mier real estate lead­er­ship con­fer­ence in Syd­ney, bring­ing togeth­er indus­try lead­ers, keynote speak­ers and busi­ness inno­va­tors to explore informed decision‑making, per­for­mance, prof­itabil­i­ty, com­pet­i­tive advan­tage, and the future of lead­er­ship, sus­tain­abil­i­ty and AI in real estate.

As a proud part­ner, Swaab’s Julie Briscoe, Sarah Heuv­el and Michael Byrnes rep­re­sent­ed the firm at Regrowth’s Nav­i­gate 2026 Annu­al Con­fer­ence, held at the Crown Hotel in Sydney.

With 28 speak­ers from lead­ing agen­cies across Aus­tralia, along­side keynote speak­ers, busi­ness entre­pre­neurs and indus­try part­ners, the con­fer­ence focused on help­ing real estate lead­ers make more informed choic­es to dri­ve per­for­mance, prof­it and com­pet­i­tive advantage.

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Publications

A Short Sto­ry about Bullying

In the recent Fair Work Com­mis­sion deci­sion of Appli­ca­tion by Gary Whitham [2026] FWC 3322, Deputy Pres­i­dent Col­man gave short…

Decen­ni­al insur­ance for new apart­ment buildings

The New South Wales Gov­ern­ment con­tin­ues to address the lack of con­fi­dence in the build­ing indus­try, par­tic­u­lar­ly in rela­tion to…

More AI Slop in the Fair Work Juris­dic­tion: The Fight Back

In two recent cas­es both the Fair Work Com­mis­sion (FWC) and Fed­er­al Cir­cuit and Fam­i­ly Court of Aus­tralia (FCF­CoA) have…

In the News

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“What does the access-to-super debate mean for HR?”, pub­lished in HR Leader on 11 Sep­tem­ber 2026

Access to Super­an­nu­a­tion: What Aus­tralian HR Lead­ers Need to Know About Employ­ee Well­be­ing, Finan­cial Hard­ship and Retire­ment SavingsMichael Byrnes is quot­ed…

Michael Byrnes quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“First Right to Dis­con­nect rul­ing clar­i­fies when after-hours pres­sure cross­es the line”, pub­lished in AHRI AM on 8 Sep­tem­ber 2026

Australia’s land­mark Right to Dis­con­nect rul­ing sets new guid­ance on after-hours employ­ee con­tact, work­place expec­ta­tions, and employ­er oblig­a­tions under Fair…

Michael Byrnes’ arti­cle ​“A per­ma­nent change: casu­al choice for employ­ees under the recent Fair Work Act amend­ments ”, was pub­lished on the NSW Law Soci­ety Jour­nal web­site on 4 Sep­tem­ber 2026

This arti­cle exam­ines recent amend­ments to Aus­trali­a’s Fair Work Act and their impli­ca­tions for casu­al employ­ment, employ­ee choice, work­place rights…

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