We are pleased to announce the appoint­ment of Car­la San­to as an asso­ciate to our esteemed fam­i­ly law team.

We are pleased to announce the appoint­ment of Car­la San­to as an asso­ciate to our esteemed fam­i­ly law team.

Car­la is expe­ri­enced in all areas of fam­i­ly law includ­ing prop­er­ty mat­ters, par­ent­ing mat­ters, bind­ing finan­cial agree­ments, child sup­port agree­ments and spousal main­te­nance. She is a pro­fi­cient nego­tia­tor in finan­cial mat­ters and her qual­i­fi­ca­tions in busi­ness place her in a posi­tion to under­stand and pro­vide valu­able advice in all, includ­ing com­plex, prop­er­ty mat­ters. Car­la is also a pro­fi­cient advo­cate fre­quent­ly con­duct­ing inter­im mat­ters in the Fam­i­ly and Fed­er­al Mag­is­trates Court.

Car­la is a mem­ber of the Young Lawyers Fam­i­ly Law Com­mit­tee, the Fam­i­ly Law Sec­tion of the Law Coun­cil of Aus­tralia and the Gold­en Key Hon­our Society.

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Publications

‘Tis the Sea­son to Avoid Fol­ly: Work­place Christ­mas Par­ties (2025 Edition)

As the fes­tive sea­son approach­es, many organ­i­sa­tions are prepar­ing for their annu­al Christ­mas par­ties. While these events are meant to…

Baby Priya’s Bill: Land­mark Fair Work Amend­ment Pro­tect­ing Paid Parental Leave After Child Loss

Baby Priya’s Bill amends the Fair Work Act to pro­tect employ­er-fund­ed paid parental leave for par­ents after child loss, still­birth…

Stra­ta Law Changes — Effec­tive 27 Octo­ber 2025

What do the lat­est NSW stra­ta law changes mean for own­ers and com­mit­tees? On 27 Octo­ber 2025, the next stage…

In the News

Michael Byrnes on Ris­ing Unfair Dis­missal Claims | Lawyers Weekly

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“Why are unfair dis­missal claims on the rise?”, pub­lished in Lawyers Week­ly on…

Con­grat­u­la­tions Michael Byrnes for being recog­nised as a Mon­daq Thought Lead­ing Author for Employ­ment and HR, Aus­tralia in the Autumn 2025 awards.

Mondaq’s Thought Lead­er­ship Awards, released twice a year in Autumn and Spring, cel­e­brate authors whose insights have attract­ed the high­est read­er­ship…

Can you dis­miss an employ­ee for look­ing for anoth­er job?

Michael Byrnes is quot­ed in the arti­cle, ​“Can you dis­miss an employ­ee for look­ing for anoth­er job?”, pub­lished in HRM…

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