We are pleased to announce that effec­tive 6 Sep­tem­ber 2021, Nicholas Dale with over 27 years’ expe­ri­ence, will be join­ing Swaab as a Part­ner in our Lit­i­ga­tion and Insol­ven­cy team. This is a sig­nif­i­cant appoint­ment for the firm as client demand for com­mer­cial lit­i­ga­tion and insol­ven­cy ser­vices con­tin­ue to grow. 

This is an excit­ing time for Swaab and our Lit­i­ga­tion and Insol­ven­cy team. Our suc­cess has come from putting our peo­ple and clients first and by mak­ing strate­gic appoint­ments that build on our strong focus on cul­ture, well­be­ing and client ser­vice. This appoint­ment will serve to bol­ster our already impres­sive lit­i­ga­tion and insol­ven­cy capa­bil­i­ties. I wish to for­mal­ly wel­come Nicholas to Swaab and I look for­ward to our ever-grow­ing suc­cess”, said Mary Digiglio, Man­ag­ing Part­ner Swaab.

I am absolute­ly delight­ed to be join­ing a firm of the cal­i­bre of Swaab. With its depth of exper­tise and range of skill sets, my long-term pro­fes­sion­al rela­tion­ships with clients and refer­rers will ben­e­fit great­ly. As I con­tin­ue to strive for excel­lence in ser­vice and results in the areas of my exper­tise, I can now also offer refer­rers and clients access to high­ly skilled prac­ti­tion­ers at the same firm in a wider range of areas”, said Nicholas Dale.

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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