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

Land­lords Beware: New Tobac­co Laws Could Mean Heavy Fines and Even Gaol Time

How Do New Tobac­co Laws Affect Land­lords in NSW?This year the NSW State Gov­ern­ment is crack­ing down on the sale of…

When is entry into a lot with­out the lot own­er’s con­sent per­mit­ted to car­ry out repair work to com­mon prop­er­ty? When there is an emergency

When is entry into a lot with­out the lot own­er’s con­sent per­mit­ted to car­ry out repair work to com­mon prop­er­ty? When…

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…

In the News

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, “ ​‘You can’t force new con­tracts on employ­ees’ ”, pub­lished in TV Black­box on 4 Octo­ber 2026

Can an employ­er force employ­ees to sign a new employ­ment con­tract if they don’t agree to the changes?Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in…

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“Jack­ie Hen­der­son and ARN’s court show­down post­poned”, pub­lished in Mum­brel­la on 2 Octo­ber 2026

Why was Jack­ie Henderson’s Fed­er­al Court tri­al against ARN Media post­poned, and what issues delayed the Octo­ber 2026 hearing?Michael Byrnes is…

Michael Byrnes appeared on McK­night Tonight with Robert McK­night on 1 Octo­ber 2026 to dis­cuss work­place changes at the Nine Net­work and the issue of employ­ers want­i­ng to intro­duce new employ­ment con­tracts (from 23:50 to 55:20)

Michael Byrnes appeared on McK­night Tonight with Robert McK­night on 1 Octo­ber 2026 to dis­cuss work­place changes at the Nine Net­work…

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