We are delight­ed to announce the appoint­ment of Senior Asso­ciate Karen Hardy to our high­ly regard­ed fam­i­ly law team.

We are delight­ed to announce the appoint­ment of senior asso­ciate Karen Hardy to our high­ly regard­ed fam­i­ly law team.

Karen brings with her exten­sive expe­ri­ence in the area of fam­i­ly law, pre­dom­i­nant­ly deal­ing with prop­er­ty divi­sion, par­ent­ing dis­putes, main­te­nance mat­ters and estate lit­i­ga­tion. Karen is an accred­it­ed spe­cial­ist in fam­i­ly law and a mem­ber of the Fam­i­ly Law Young Lawyers Com­mit­tee and Col­lab­o­ra­tive Pro­fes­sion­als (NSW) Inc.

Karen holds a Bach­e­lor of Arts and Bach­e­lor of Laws (Hon­ours) degree from the Uni­ver­si­ty of Technology.

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Publications

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…

How does statu­to­ry inter­pre­ta­tion impact build­ing dis­putes in NSW?

How does statu­to­ry inter­pre­ta­tion impact build­ing dis­putes in NSW? Writ­ten laws like the Home Build­ing Act, build­ing codes, and indus­try…

Prov­ing Major Build­ing Defects Under the Home Build­ing Act

What qual­i­fies as a major defect in res­i­den­tial build­ings under NSW law? Defects can range from minor issues to seri­ous struc­tur­al…

In the News

Con­grat­u­la­tion Michael Byrnes for being recog­nised as a Mon­daq Thought Lead­ing Author for Employ­ment and HR, Aus­tralia in our 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…

What the West­pac flex­i­ble work rul­ing real­ly means for employers

Michael Byrnes’ arti­cle ​“What the West­pac flex­i­ble work rul­ing real­ly means for employ­ers”, was pub­lished on HRM Online on 2…

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