We are pleased to announce six senior pro­mo­tions in key prac­tice areas of the firm effec­tive, 1 July 2026

Con­grat­u­la­tions:

  • Emma Nichelsen — Spe­cial Counsel

  • Julianne Con­ce­icao — Senior Associate 

  • Kathryn Schultz — Senior Associate

  • Alexan­der Leong — Associate

  • Emma Van Klav­eren — Associate

  • Mol­ly Boland — Asso­ciate 

I am delight­ed to announce the pro­mo­tions of Emma Nichelsen, Julianne Con­ce­icao, Kathryn Schultz, Alexan­der Leong, Emma Van Klav­eren and Mol­ly Boland. Their pro­fes­sion­al­ism, insight and strong com­mit­ment to client care have been inte­gral to the firm’s con­tin­ued growth. We look for­ward to their ongo­ing con­tri­bu­tion and lead­er­ship as we strive for excel­lence in deliv­er­ing out­stand­ing val­ue and ser­vice, under­pinned by our hall­mark Gen­eros­i­ty of Spir­it and our com­mit­ment to liv­ing the Swaab Brand of Ser­vice,” said Mary Digiglio, Man­ag­ing Part­ner, Swaab.

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Publications

A High­er Evi­den­tiary Bur­den for Work Orders: The Prac­ti­cal Impli­ca­tions of The Own­ers – Stra­ta Plan No 102171 v Ceerose Pty Ltd [2025] NSW­CATCD 137

The deci­sion in The Own­ers – Stra­ta Plan No 102171 v Ceerose Pty Ltd; Zone Q Mil­sons Point Devel­op­ment Pty Ltd v Ceerose…

Impor­tant Work­place Rela­tions Changes Effec­tive 1 July 2026

Employ­ers and employ­ees alike should be aware of impor­tant changes in the work­place rela­tions are­na, effec­tive 1 July 2026. From that date:the…

Strata Plan 92183 v Samdora Pty Ltd [2026] NSWSC 406 | 'Substantive Control' over Works & s37 of the DB&P Act

In this case, the plain­tiff (Stra­ta Plan 92183) brought pro­ceed­ings alleg­ing defec­tive res­i­den­tial build­ing work in rela­tion to 9 town hous­es…

In the News

Protest group los­es appeal to obtain gov­ern­ment documents

The cas­es — Mudgee Region Health Alliance v Min­is­ter for Finance, Domes­tic Man­u­fac­tur­ing and Gov­ern­ment Pro­cure­ment and Nat­ur­al Resources [2026] NSW­CATAD…

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, The PM v work­place stan­dards”, pub­lished in HR Leader on 8 July 2026

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“The PM v work­place stan­dards”, pub­lished in HR Leader on 8 July 2026To read the…

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, When does a com­pet­i­tive cul­ture become a legal risk?”, pub­lished in AHRI AM on 6 July 2026

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“When does a com­pet­i­tive cul­ture become a legal risk?”, pub­lished in AHRI AM on 6 July…

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