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

Nichol­son v Stra­ta Plan No 104042 –The Valid­i­ty of Debt Recov­ery Claus­es in By-laws

The recent NSW Civ­il and Admin­is­tra­tive Tri­bunal deci­sion in Nichol­son v The Own­ers – Stra­ta Plan No 104042 [2025] NSW­CATCD 20…

Prop­er­ty and Stock Agents Amend­ment (Under­quot­ing and Oth­er Agent Con­duct) Act 2026

The Prop­er­ty and Stock Agents Amend­ment (Under­quot­ing and Oth­er Agent Con­duct) Act 2026 (NSW) (the Amend­ment Act) was assent­ed on 2…

10 year long stop on build­ing defect claims rein­forced for con­tri­bu­tion claims

The recent deci­sion in For­tius Broad­way No 1 Pty Ltd V ACN 103 211 141 Pty Ltd (for­mer­ly known as Wat­pac Con­struc­tion…

In the News

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“Is the News Bar­gain­ing Incen­tive and Office of AI the media’s last hope?”, pub­lished in HR Leader on 31 July 2026

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“Is the News Bar­gain­ing Incen­tive and Office of AI the media’s last hope?”…

Michael Byrnes appeared on Mon­ey News with James Willis on 2GB, 3AW, 4BC and 6PR on 30 July 2026 to dis­cuss a recent Fair Work Com­mis­sion case deal­ing with an appli­ca­tion for a flex­i­ble work­ing arrange­ment to work from home (from 23:30 to 32:20)

Michael Byrnes appeared on Mon­ey News with James Willis on 2GB, 3AW, 4BC and 6PR on 30 July 2026 to…

Michael Byrnes appeared on McK­night Tonight with Robert McK­night on 28 July 2026 to dis­cuss the lat­est devel­op­ments in the pro­ceed­ings brought by Jack­ie ​‘O’ Hen­der­son against ARN (from 9:30 to 30:25)

Michael Byrnes appeared on McK­night Tonight with Robert McK­night on 28 July 2026 to dis­cuss the lat­est devel­op­ments in the…

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