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Hap­py Lunar New Year 2026 – Wel­com­ing the Year of the Fire Horse

The Fire Horse (Bing Wu) is known for its bold ener­gy, charis­ma, speed, and trans­for­ma­tive spir­it, sym­bol­is­ing a peri­od of break­throughs, rapid progress, and renewed ambi­tion. Astrologers describe the Fire Horse as rep­re­sent­ing inde­pen­dence, for­ward momen­tum, and fiery deter­mi­na­tion, qual­i­ties that can accel­er­ate suc­cess when guid­ed with clar­i­ty and intention. How­ev­er, its inten­si­ty…

Impor­tant update: Prepar­ing for Anti-Mon­ey (AML) Leg­is­la­tion Reforms Effec­tive 1 July 2026

Upcom­ing Changes to Anti-Mon­ey Laun­der­ing RequirementsAs part of these require­ments, we may need to col­lect iden­ti­ty doc­u­ments or addi­tion­al finan­cial infor­ma­tion dur­ing our engage­ment process. If you are act­ing on behalf of a com­pa­ny, trust, or oth­er struc­ture, we may also request doc­u­men­ta­tion con­firm­ing own­er­ship and con­trol. This ensures we under­stand…

Press Release | Swaab’s James Skel­ton Appoint­ed Chair of Glob­al Emerg­ing Lead­ers Advi­so­ry Board at Mer­i­tas AGM in Mex­i­co City

In this piv­otal lead­er­ship role, James will guide ini­tia­tives to strength­en rela­tion­ships among Emerg­ing Lead­ers across Mer­i­tas’ 175 glob­al mem­ber firms and enhance resources that sup­port a net­work of more than 9,000 lawyers worldwide.James joins the lead­er­ship team alongside:Mol­ly Cam­po­long – Chair-Elect (Robin­son Gray, Colum­bia, South Car­oli­na, USA)Jem­ma For­rest – Sec­re­tary (Ander­son Strath­ern, Glas­gow…

Press Release | Swaab Earns Recer­ti­fi­ca­tion in Mer­i­tas, the Pre­mier Glob­al Net­work of Inde­pen­dent Law Firms

Syd­ney, NSW (11 July 2024) – Swaab, a Syd­ney-based law firm, today announced that it has been award­ed recer­ti­fi­ca­tion in Mer­i­tas, the pre­mier glob­al alliance of inde­pen­dent busi­ness law firms. Swaab joined Mer­i­tas in 2009 and, as a con­di­tion of its mem­ber­ship, is required to suc­cess­ful­ly com­plete recer­ti­fi­ca­tion every three years based…

Reflec­tions on a Suc­cess­ful Mer­i­tas Annu­al Meet­ing – Char­lotte, North Carolina

The meet­ing offered unpar­al­leled oppor­tu­ni­ties for rep­re­sen­ta­tives from the glob­al Mer­i­tas net­work of 172 firms across more than 89 coun­tries to recon­nect with friends and col­leagues and to devel­op new relationships.The meet­ing start­ed with the sec­ond annu­al in-per­son meet­ing of the Women’s Lead­er­ship Con­gress (WLC), host­ed by the Wom­en’s Lead­er­ship…

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