Swaab is delight­ed to wel­come Tim Hard­wick as a grad­u­ate solic­i­tor in our lit­i­ga­tion team.

Swaab is delight­ed to wel­come Tim Hard­wick as a grad­u­ate solic­i­tor in our lit­i­ga­tion team. Tim is the first in a series of recent grad­u­ate hires under­tak­en by Swaab.

Pri­or to his arrival at Swaab, Tim has gained expe­ri­ence in a broad range of cor­po­rate and pri­vate client work, includ­ing suc­ces­sion act claims, wills and estates, mort­gage advances and com­mer­cial lit­i­ga­tion. In addi­tion, he has appeared in the CTTT in respect of small busi­ness claims and stra­ta issues. Tim com­plet­ed a Juris Doc­tor at UTS in 2012 and was admit­ted to prac­tice in Feb­ru­ary 2013. Pri­or to com­plet­ing a Juris Doc­tor, Tim com­plet­ed a Bach­e­lor of Arts at Syd­ney Uni­ver­si­ty with majors in phi­los­o­phy and per­for­mance studies.

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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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