We are delight­ed to announce the appoint­ment of Joshua Bernie as a Senior Asso­ciate in our Prop­er­ty, Plan­ning and Projects team

With more than 10 years’ expe­ri­ence in stra­ta and con­struc­tion dis­pute res­o­lu­tion across Aus­tralia and the UK, Joshua brings with him a wealth of expe­ri­ence and exper­tise. He has act­ed for own­ers cor­po­ra­tions, devel­op­ers, builders, and indi­vid­ual own­ers in a broad range of stra­ta, con­struc­tion, and prop­er­ty-relat­ed dis­putes. Joshua has con­duct­ed pro­ceed­ings in the NSW Civ­il and Admin­is­tra­tive Tri­bunal, the Local Court, the Supreme Court, and the Land and Envi­ron­ment Court. His deep exper­tise and client-focused approach make him a valu­able addi­tion to the team and an ide­al fit for this new­ly cre­at­ed role

Our firm con­tin­ues to grow in line with our strate­gic vision. Joshua’s appoint­ment strength­ens our abil­i­ty to meet evolv­ing client needs while deliv­er­ing excep­tion­al val­ue and ser­vice, hall­marks of the Swaab Brand of Ser­vice and our Gen­eros­i­ty of Spir­it,” said Mary Digiglio, Man­ag­ing Part­ner at Swaab.

If you would like to repub­lish this arti­cle, it is gen­er­al­ly approved, but pri­or to doing so please con­tact the Mar­ket­ing team at marketing@​swaab.​com.​au. This arti­cle is not legal advice and the views and com­ments are of a gen­er­al nature only. This arti­cle is not to be relied upon in sub­sti­tu­tion for detailed legal advice.

Publications

Where is my mind? The rise of con­tentious pro­bate pro­ceed­ings sur­round­ing the issue of tes­ta­men­tary capacity

In New South Wales, fam­i­ly pro­vi­sion and con­tentious pro­bate claims under the Suc­ces­sion Act 2006 (NSW) are increas­ing­ly focused on…

Kyle and Jack­ie O: The Work­place Rela­tions Law Perspective

The rela­tion­ship between show­busi­ness duos often comes to an acri­mo­nious end. Mar­tin and Lewis split at the height of their…

The Paper­cut Deci­sion and the Cur­rent Posi­tion on WFH

The FWC’s John­son v Paper­Cut Soft­ware deci­sion has renewed debate about the lim­its of work­ing from home rights. While some have…

In the News

Michael Byrnes appeared on The Quar­ter Hour, a radio indus­try pod­cast host­ed by Wade Kings­ley, to dis­cuss the legal aspects of the Kyle and Jack­ie O split, on 13 March 2026

Michael Byrnes appeared on The Quar­ter Hour, a radio indus­try pod­cast host­ed by Wade Kings­ley, to dis­cuss the legal aspects of the…

McK­night Tonight with Robert McK­night inter­views Michael Byrnes on the legal aspects of the Kyle and Jack­ie O split (from 28:25 to 51:00):

In this in‑depth inter­view, Michael Byrnes, Part­ner and employ­ment law spe­cial­ist, shares prac­ti­cal insights on work­place rela­tions, employ­ment law trends…

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, DIY jus­tice: The surge of self-rep­re­sen­ta­tion and its toll on the jus­tice sys­tem”, pub­lished in Lawyers Week­ly on 11 March 2026

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“DIY jus­tice: The surge of self-rep­re­sen­ta­tion and its toll on the jus­tice sys­tem”…

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