All arti­cles relat­ing to ​‘Plan­ning & Environment’

Lawyers Week­ly — Syd­ney firm hosts Ger­man trainee in believed first-of-its-kind placement

Ear­li­er this year we wel­comed trainee lawyer Char­lotte Schnitzen­baumer from Munich-based law firm GvW Graf von West­phalen for a three‑month inter­na­tion­al place­ment. The ini­tia­tive under­scores our com­mit­ment to glob­al col­lab­o­ra­tion, tal­ent devel­op­ment and the prac­ti­cal val­ue of its long‑standing mem­ber­ship in the Mer­i­tas glob­al alliance of inde­pen­dent law firms. Char­lotte, who is…

We’re proud to announce Dr Matthew Cole has been recog­nised in the Doyle’s Guide Lead­ing Town Plan­ning & Devel­op­ment Lawyers – New South Wales, 2026

We’re proud to announce Dr Matthew Cole has been recog­nised in the Doyle’s Guide Lead­ing Town Plan­ning & Devel­op­ment Lawyers – New South Wales, 2026This acknowl­edge­ment reflect our team’s deep exper­tise, ded­i­ca­tion, and com­mit­ment to deliv­er­ing excep­tion­al out­comes for our clients…

‘Give To Gain’ Inter­na­tion­al Wom­en’s Day 2026

When peo­ple, organ­i­sa­tions, and com­mu­ni­ties give gen­er­ous­ly, oppor­tu­ni­ties for women grow. Giv­ing isn’t sub­trac­tion, it’s inten­tion­al mul­ti­pli­ca­tion. Because when women thrive, we all rise. Whether through dona­tions, knowl­edge, resources, infra­struc­ture, vis­i­bil­i­ty, advo­ca­cy, edu­ca­tion, train­ing, men­tor­ing, or time, every act of con­tri­bu­tion strength­ens a more sup­port­ive and inter­con­nect­ed world.At Swaab we cel­e­brate the…

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…

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